Sydney University Football Club THE BIRTHPLACE OF AUSTRALIAN RUGBY 2017 ANNUAL REPORT

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1 Sydney University Football Club THE BIRTHPLACE OF AUSTRALIAN RUGBY 2017 ANNUAL REPORT

2 SYDNEY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL CLUB 2017 SPONSORS MAJOR SPONSOR PREMIUM SPONSORS CORPORATE SPONSORS SPONSORS CHARITY PARTNER

3 Contents Offi ce Bearers...4 Achievements SUFC Awards...7 President s Report...8 Executive General Manager s Report...16 SUFC Staff Thank You...19 Finance Report...23 Financial Statements...24 SUFC Foundation Report...25 Friends of SUFC Report...27 Club Captain s Report...28 Head Coach s Report st Grade Report nd Grade Report rd Grade Report th Grade Report Colts Report st Colts Report nd Colts Report rd Colts Report...53 SUWRC President s Report...55 Juniors Report...58 Club Statistics Results...62 Grade Player Games for 2017 Season...65 Club Records...68 Wallabies and Australian Representatives...68 SUFC Wins and Losses...71 Club Records st Grade Records st Grade Highest Point Scorer st Grade Final/Grand Final Appearances...81 Lower Grade Records...85 Colts Records...86 Club Championships...88 Appendix...93 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 3

4 Office Bearers EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COACHING STAFF President Angus Stuart Head Coach Tim Davidson Jude Bolton Colts Head Coach Rob Taylor Vice Presidents Committee Members James Dorney Angus Jackson Alison Keller Jane Neale Mark Schembri Dr Andrew Keegan 1st Grade 2nd Grade Tim Davidson Garrick Cowley Ben Roberts Ray Hudd Gary Whitaker Tom Boidin Club Captains Xander Jackman and Jack Blair 3rd Grade Tom Koerstz Tom Heslop Jack Leary 4th Grade Will Davies Mitch Dansey 1st Colts Rob Taylor Joe Horn-Smith 2nd Colts James Caterson Charles Cater 3rd Colts Gabriel Enright Rick Moore 4 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

5 SUPPORT STAFF MEDICAL STAFF 1st Grade Managers Evan Hoskins Luke Campton Scott Fraser Club Doctors (Club Doctor) Dr Nathan Gibbs (Grade) Dr Luke Dan 2nd Grade Managers Ross Ryan Murray Hudd Tom Gilmore (Colts) Dr Mohammad Jomaa Stuart Pavely Greg Smyth Club Physiotherapists Daniella Thrassis 3rd Grade Manager Dane McCarthy George Guyatt 4th Grade Managers 1st Colts Manager 2nd Colts Manager 3rd Colts Manager Gear Steward Statistician Troy Isidro Sam Fifi ta Gareth Reynolds Ed Walgien Ed Walgien Ash Miller Craig Fear SUFC ADMINISTRATION STAFF General Manager David Haigh Events Manager Kirsty Stevens ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE Sideline Support Bruce Lin Helmut Gebels High Performance Manager Tom Carter Gavin Crawford Andrew Frazer Strength & Conditioning Nicolai Morris Shane Ball Club Photographers Dale Caterson Tony McFadyen Rehabilitation Coordinator Lou Lou Stanley Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 5

6 Achievements SRU PREMIERSHIPS IN nd Grade Colin Caird Shield AUSTRALIAN 7 s Tom Kingston & Ed Jenkins 4th Grade Henderson Cup 1st Colts W.McMahon Memorial Shield 3rd Colts Shell Trophy AUSTRALIAN U20s Harry Johnson-Holmes, Lachlan Swinton, Theo Strang 2017 FINAL SERIES 6 out of 7 contested in Semi-Finals 5 out of 7 contested in Grand Finals 4 Premierships NSW WARATAHS Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Jake Gordon, Tolu Latu, Dave McDuling, Dean Mumm, Nick Phipps, Tom Robertson, Paddy Ryan, Matt Sandell, Will Skelton & Brad Wilkin CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Winner of 2017 Club Championship (14th consecutive year) Winner of 2017 Colts Club Championship OTHER CLUB ACHIEVEMENTS Buildcorp Cup (vs. University of Queensland) David Brockhoff Cup (vs. Eastern Suburbs) Culter / Tooth Trophy (vs. Gordon) John Thornett Cup (vs. Northern Suburbs) WOMEN S RUGBY SUFC Women s team were Minor Premiers in the 2017 Sydney Clubs Women Rugby Competition ACT BRUMBIES Sam Carter & James Dargaville WESTERN FORCE Ben McCalman & Matt Philip MELBOURNE REBELS Tom English, Mitch Inman, Sam Jeffries, Nic Stirzaker & Laurie Weeks QUEENSLAND REDS Sam Talakai BARBARIANS Sam Carter, Matt Philip, Theo Strang AUSTRALIA WALLABIES Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Tolu Latu, Ben McCalman, Matt Philip, Nick Phipps, Tom Robertson OVERSEAS REPRESENTATIVES Oliver Atkin, Fred Burdon, Dave Dennis, Nathan Charles, Peter Betham, Byron Hodge AUSTRALIA WALLAROOS Grace Hamilton & Ashleigh Hewson SYDNEY UNIVERSITY BLUES Nick Phipps Blue of the Year, Wayne Borsak, Matthew Hood 6 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

7 2017 SUFC Awards 3rd Colts XV Best Back Will Wennerbom 3rd Colts XV Best Forward Aidan Moore 2nd Colts XV Best Back Sean Anese 2nd Colts XV Best Forward Josh Sheridan 1st Colts XV Best Back Eddy King 1st Colts XV Best Forward Josh Kemeny 4th XV Best Back Adam Perri 4th XV Best Forward Josh Schwager 3rd XV Best Back Ben Stanton 3rd XV Best Forward Hugh Summerhayes 2nd XV Best Back James Kane 2nd XV Best Forward Jackson McCalman 1st XV Best Back Tom Kingston 1st XV Best Forward Rohan O Regan 1st XV Leading Try Scorer Christian Kagiassis (9) 1st XV Leading Points Scorer Christian Kagiassis (219) Wehbe Family Colts Encouragement Award Mitieli Tuinakauvadra Craig Fear Grade Encouragement Award Declan Moore Most Improved Colts Player Daniel Calavassy Most Improved Grade Player Byron Wicken Most Promising Colt Player Ratu Rotuisolia Most Promising Grade Player Harry Potter 1st Colts XV Best Fresher James Armstrong Club Leading Try Scorer Eddy King (30) Club Leading Points Scorer James Kane (287) Player of the Finals Harry Johnson-Holmes Club Captain Alexander Jackman & Jack Blair Colts Clubman of the Year Pete Fenwicke Clubman of the Year Banjo Travers Stephen Rowntree Trophy Volunteer of the Year Tom Heslop Stephen Anthony Trophy Best and Fairest Colt James Armstrong Best and Fairest Tom Carter Team of the Year 1st Colts Michael Griffi n Cup Players Player Rohan O Regan Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 7

8 President s Report Most annual reports start on a positive note with highlights of the previous 12 months. But this year I have to start on a sad note, lamenting the loss in February of one of our favourite sons in Daniel Vickerman. Dan made SUFC his Australian club (following a stint at Queensland Uni) on arriving from South Africa in 2000 to study at the institution and to further his football career. In his fi rst year with SUFC he scored seven tries not bad for a 204cm second-rower and was named best forward. His SUFC career continued until the end of the 2011 season and included three grand fi nals. He might have played more than 49 1st Grade games, but he was snapped up by the ACT Brumbies for whom he played 20 games between and then NSW Waratahs, where he made 58 appearances between He also represented Australia U21s and Australia A before his celebrated a 63-test career with the Wallabies. And he captained Cambridge University to a win over Oxford University in their annual Varsity Match in SUFC President Angus Stuart and a gentleman. We re ever grateful to have had him in our lives. We were also saddened at the news in October of the passing of Gil Viciulis, who had been battling illness for some time. We are proud to claim Dan as an SUFC great. The Club was not only the foundation of his Australian rugby career, but it s where many of his Australian mateships were formed. On retirement Dan became part of the coaching team from Many of us will either have worn the blue and gold jersey with him, cheered him on from the stand, or in time have been coached by him and even mentored by him in his work with SURPASS. In our disbelief and pain on hearing the sad news, we drew together, around each other and around Dan s family. It was a mateship we never expected to lose. It hurt and it still hurts. And it reminds us how much we mean to each other and how important it is to cherish our moments together. The Club retired Dan s No.5 jersey for the season and replaced it with a V. Dan played tough and hard without compromise. He stood just as tall as a mate We celebrated the life of Dan Vickerman by replacing jersey no.5 with a V during Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

9 Gil was SUFC s 1st Grade manager for 10 seasons between 1996 and 2005 working with coaches Bill Eddy, Peter Maddox, Anthony Eddy, Ross Reynolds, Bob Egerton, Greg Marr, Jake Howard, Billy Millard and Steve Surridge. During his time at the Club, Gil saw nine Students become Wallabies: Richard Harry, Jim Williams, David Lyons, Phil Waugh, Brendan Cannon, the late Dan Vickerman, Al Campbell, Al Kannar and David Fitter. Gil was awarded a Sydney University Gold blazer in 2001 for his services to the Club and game. THE SEASON Despite missing a 1st Grade fi nals berth for the fi rst time since 1997, SUFC still had six teams in the 2017 fi nals of Sydney s Premier rugby union competition. Come Grand Final weekend, SUFC contested fi ve of the seven titles and ended the Shute Shield season with four premierships. 2nd and 4th Grades won titles at North Sydney Oval on the Saturday, and 1st and 2nd Colts won titles at Concord Oval on the Sunday. 2nd Grade ran in eight tries to two in their win over minor premiers Eastwood for the Colin Caird Shield, with winger Henry Clunies-Ross and fullback James Kane each bagging two. Centre Harry Potter, winger Matthew Dowsett, and fl ankers Jackson McCalman and Declan Moore also crossed for the Students. The boot of halfback Scott Stumbles helped 4th Grade to a win over Northern Suburbs in the Henderson Cup grand fi nal. Scott converted tries by Ben Stanton and William Tuitupou and added a penalty goal to seal the win. He had also landed three penalty goals in the tryless 9-6 semi-fi nal win over Gordon. Sunday s Colts Grand Finals started on a diffi cult note for Sydney University, with 3rd Colts losing to Randwick in the Bill Simpson Shield. SUFC s 2nd Colts righted the ship with a win over Eastern Suburbs to claim the Shell Trophy. 1st Colts then topped off SUFC s efforts for 2017 with a runaway win over Eastern Suburbs to claim the W. McMahon Memorial Shield. Prop Harry Johnson- Holmes and centre James Armstrong each scored two tries in the 11-try romp as the team fi nished the season undefeated. Player of the Finals, Harry Johnson-Holmes with a big hit in the Grand Final 1st Colts posted 860 points (and 16 bonus points) during the 18 competition rounds while conceding 241. They then defeated Warringah in the qualifying fi nal and Eastwood 48-5 in the semi-fi nal. Adding the grand fi nal scoreline, they fi nished the season with 1021 points from 21 outings, while conceding 273. That s a wonderful effort. SUFC also won the Club Championship for the Gregor George Cup for a 14th consecutive year and the Colts Club Championship for the Eric Spilsted Shield for a 14th time in the past 16 years. Congratulations go to all players, coaches and managers for another wonderful season. Once again the bulk of our players gained valuable fi nals experience, something that has helped to keep the Club at the helm of Sydney rugby for a decade and a half. Despite missing the fi nals of the Shute Shield, 1st Grade did come away with a title in 2017 the Buildcorp Cup, which is contested with the University of Queensland, who were minor premiers of the Brisbane competition. Sydney University got off to a fl ying start at Crosby Park in Brisbane to take a lead at halftime thanks to three tries from winger Matt Narracott and one each to props Alex Batho and Wayne Borsak and Christian Kagiassis s fi ve conversions. The Queenslanders came out fi ghting in the second half with an early try, however two tries in quick succession from centre Harry Potter and replacement halfback Tom Koerstz sealed the win for the Blue and Gold. Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 9

10 As the major sponsor for both rugby clubs, Buildcorp CEO Tony Sukkar was on hand to present SUFC captain Jake Wainwright with the Buildcorp Cup. SUFC had opened the football year with a match against the visiting Argentinian Hindu Rugby Club who were on a tour of Australia and New Zealand. We were joined throughout the afternoon by SUFC s 1989 tour party. Some 28 years earlier their trip to South America had included a match against the famous Hindu Club in Buenos Aires. With over 20 of the tourists in attendance it was a day and night of reminiscing for many. The evening was particularly special for some of the 1989 tourists, Jim Fenwicke, Andrew Wennerbom and Dac Croker, who as SUFC team-mates played together against the Hindu Club all those years ago. The past players stood proudly watching on as their sons, Peter Fenwicke, William Wennerbom and Harry Croker all ran out on the fi eld together in the 1st Colts fi xture. Special thanks to Jim Fenwicke for organising the reunion. In other pre-season trial games, SUFC defeated both the Waratahs U20 and Victorian U20 teams within 24 hours. SUFC accounted for the Waratahs U20s 17-7 and backed up the following morning with a trip to Albury where they defeated Victoria U20s The pre-season also saw our Colts travel to Ourimbah Rugby Park on the Central Coast to go head-to-head with the CCRU representative teams in the lead-up to them competing in the top tiers of the NSW Country Championships. Meanwhile, a 1st Grade squad travelled to Canberra to face the Brumby Runners at Viking Park, the last pre-season fi xture before full club trials against West Harbour/Penrith at Concord Oval and Eastwood at T.G Millner During the season we took our Round 4 home games to Eridge Park at Bowral, home of the Bowral Blacks, where we met Northern Suburbs in all grades. The Grand Final rematch fell within school and University holidays and just before Anzac Day, providing us with the opportunity to take a fi xture out to the bush, giving local supporters a terrifi c chance to watch a live game which they ordinarily would be unable to attend, as well giving our city folk the prefect excuse to escape to the country. We were represented in the Rugby Sevens at the Australian University Games at Bond University in September. After a solid start to the tournament with four wins in the fi rst two days, injuries took their toll and we ended up fi nishing sixth. With our player numbers seriously reduced, a number of players had to play gut-wrenching full games throughout the fi veday tournament. JUNIORS We talk a lot about connection at this Club. On the fi eld, if we are connected in defence we are unbreakable. As a Club with a 155-year history, acting with connection to history adds meaning and impact. Our connection starts with our Juniors. Our players help coach at Balmain, Canterbury and Petersham junior rugby clubs and in the annual state championships those juniors wear the Sydney University jersey. At their presentation night in June three 1st Graders who originally played for Canterbury junior rugby union club, Folau Fainga a, Christian Kagiassis and Rohan O Regan, presented the jerseys to these young players aged 10 to 15. Seeing the size of the 13-year-olds gave me a great feeling about the future of rugby with many of them towering over me (and Kaggy). As these young players looked these 1st Graders in the eye there was knowledge passing to the youngsters and their families, that it s not too long a pathway from local Under 11s to SUFC 1st Grade. Indeed, some of our latest Wallabies and Waratahs, Tolu Latu and Jake Gordon, came through Canterbury Juniors to Sydney University and have gone on to represent their state and country. The connection these youngsters have to a pathway to play at the highest level is very real. Balmain, Canterbury, Petersham and the Sydney University representatives had a wonderful year. Our Junior Clubs competed in their respected Grand Finals at the end of August. Balmain secured three junior premierships (Under 10, Under 11 and Under 14), and were runners-up in another premiership and in one plate decider. Canterbury won two premierships (Under 12 and Under 16), while Petersham had no joy in their two attempts in Plate Finals. 10 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

11 The Canterbury 16Bs have won their past fi ve grand fi nals (including last year s 15Bs, instead of playing 14As) and is the nucleus of the similarly successful Sydney University representative team that has made the past three State Championship Grand Finals. Boys of this team have been heavily rewarded with Southern Zone and Barbarian representation and this in turn saw four players selected for Sydney U15s. Sydney University U15s made their 3rd consecutive Age Group Grand Final narrowly missing out to Eastwood Three of those players went on to play for the Sydney U15 side that beat Country in the annual City v Country clash in Bathurst. Subsequently, one player is now playing for the Greater Western Sydney Rams 15s and 10 for the Sydney Rays 15s teams in the Southern Conference of the Junior Gold Cup. Thanks to all players, coaches, managers and parents for another wonderful season in the junior ranks. As I said at the outset of this section, the connections have meaning and impact now and for the future. AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES Once again SUFC provided a host of players to representative teams and my congratulations go to all who went beyond the Football Ground to higher honours. Hooker Tolu Latu became our 103rd capped Wallaby when he came off the bench with 10 minutes remaining in the First Test of the 2016 Spring Tour of the British Isles against Wales in Cardiff on November 5, Since then the club has been regularly represented in the Test arena by fi ve-eighth Bernard Foley, fullback Israel Folau, halfback Nick Phipps, second-rower Sam Carter, prop Tom Robertson and fl anker Ben McCalman, who made a comeback in the recent Barbarians match after a long injury layoff. Ben, Bernard, Nick and Tom have been selected for the 2017 Spring Tour of Japan and the British Isles, along with our newest Wallaby, Matt Philip who made his debut vs. Japan on November 4 this year. Matt becomes the 104th SUFC player to pull on the green and gold. It was a case of Student v Student in the Wallabies v Barbarian match in October prior to the spring tour. Regulars in the Wallabies squad Israel Folau, Ben McCalman, Nick Phipps and Tom Robertson went head to head with Sam Carter, Matt Philip and young halfback Theo Strang in the Barbarians squad that was coached by Alan Jones. AUSTRALIAN U20s Congratulations go to SUFC s two representatives in the Australian U20 squad that contested the 2017 World Championship, held in Georgia in May and June. Prop Harry Johnson-Holmes, a product of Merewether High School in Newcastle and second-rower Lachlan Swinton, a product of Knox Grammar School, were named in the 28-man squad to contest the World Championship against teams from host nation Georgia, Ireland, New Zealand, Wales England, Italy, Scotland, Argentina, France, Samoa and South Africa. Harry and Lachlan came off the bench in Australia s loss to Scotland for fi fth place. They also came off the bench in Australia s tantalising 78th minute semi-fi nal loss to England, which relegated them to a fi fth-placed play-off. Prior to the World Championship, SUFC had four players in the U20 squad contesting the Oceania Rugby Championships against Samoa, Fiji and New Zealand. Harry and Lachlan were joined by hooker Tom Horton and halfback Theo Strang for the Championships at Bond University on the Gold Coast in April and May. WORLD SEVENS SUFC was also well represented in the Australian Men s team competing in the World Series. Congratulations to Ed Jenkins, a former Sevens captain and Australia s most capped player and Tom Kingston who both turned out for the green and gold during the series. SUPER RUGBY On the Super Rugby front we were represented by Sam Carter and James Dargaville at the Brumbies, Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Jake Gordon, Tolu Latu, Dave McDuling, Dean Mumm, Nick Phipps, Tom Robertson, Paddy Ryan, Matt Sandell, Will Skelton Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 11

12 and Brad Wilkin at the Waratahs, Ben McCalman and Matt Philip at the Western Force, Tom English, Mitch Inman, Sam Jeffries, Laurie Weeks and Nic Stirzaker at the Melbourne Rebels and Sam Talakai and the Queensland Reds. Sam Carter was co-captain of the Brumbies for 2017, while Laurie Weeks and Mitch Inman both played their 100th Super game for the Rebels. NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP On the NRC front we ve been represented by Henry Clunies-Ross, Jake Gordon, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Christian Kagiassis, Tolu Latu, Pat McCutcheon, Rohan O Regan, Paddy Ryan (Captain), Lachlan Swinton in the NSW Country Eagles squad, Folau Fainga a and James Dargaville in the Canberra Vikings squad, Wayne Borsak and Dave McDuling for the Sydney Rays and Daniel Calavassy, Stuart Dunbar and David Hickey for the Greater Sydney Rams. Congratulations to all players involved in the Super Rugby and NRC competitions. ANNUAL AWARDS With four titles from six teams in the fi nals, there were plenty of players in the running for annual awards. Congratulations to all recipients, including Rohan O Regan (Michael Griffi n Cup for the Players Player award), Tom Carter (Best and Fairest), James Armstrong (Steve Anthony Trophy for Best and Fairest Colt), Tom Heslop (Stephen Rowntree Trophy for Volunteer of the Year), Banjo Travers (Clubman of the Year) and Peter Fenwicke (Colts Clubman of the Year). to have them guiding the ranks and the results speak for themselves with four titles and two Club Championships. While we are unfortunately losing Tim, we wish him well for the future and say thanks to a true club legend. Following an unsurpassed career for the Club as a player, Tim turned his efforts to coaching. I d like to take this opportunity to thank him for his efforts as Head Coach over the past two years. Tim provided endless hours of encouragement, guidance, inspiration and motivation during his coaching role with the Club which helped secure back-to-back Club Championships and set the Club up for a bright future. We are sure this won t be the last we see of him at SUFC. We are pleased to have appointed Robert Taylor as Tim s successor for the 2018 season. Rob joined SUFC at the start of the 2016 season from Auckland University Rugby Football Club in New Zealand as the Rugby Performance Manger and Colts Head Coach. He has a remarkable record as Colts Head Coach, since he came on board 1st Colts have remained undefeated for two straight seasons (42 games), the Colts group have won back-to-back Colts Club Championships and won four out of 6 Premierships between them. Congratulations also to Eddy King, the club s leading try scorer with 30, James Kane, the leading points scorer with 287, Tom Kingston (Best First XV Back), Rohan O Regan (Best First XV forward) and Christian Kagiassis (Leading First XV try scorer with nine and Leading First XV points scorer with 219). Special thanks to Alexander Jackman and Jack Blair (Club Captains) and Peter Fenwicke and Josh Kemeny (Colts Club Captains) for their input during the season. At this point I should also thank Head Coach, Tim Davidson and Colts Head Coach, Robert Taylor for their commitment during the year. We were fortunate Major Sponsors Tony and Josephine Sukkar from Buildcorp presented Banjo Travers with the Clubman of the Year Award WOMEN S SEASON Meanwhile, Sydney University Women s Rugby Club went through the 2017 season undefeated until their Grand Final meeting with Warringah. 12 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

13 In a titanic battle at Boronia Park, the Rats prevailed to collect the Jack Scott Cup for Sydney premier women s rugby competition. The portent for a close Grand Final struggle came from the only contest between the two teams during the season the fi nal round of the competition proper. Sydney University prevailed on that occasion thanks to the boot of Ashleigh Hewson who landed two penalty goals after the teams each scored two tries. Hewson wasn t available for the Grand Final when two conversions separated the sides after each scored three tries. Tasmin Sheppard, Brittany Le Auanae and Iliseva Batibasaga crossed for Sydney University s tries, with Lope Leiataua landing one goal. Commiserations to the team on losing the Grand Final, but congratulations on a wonderful season to fi nish minor premiers. SUWRC was represented by two players in the Wallaroos squad at the 2017 Women s Rugby World Cup in Ireland. Number eight Grace Hamilton and utility back Ashleigh Hewson were selected in the 28-woman Australian squad after touring New Zealand with the Wallaroos for the Four Nations tournament in June. Grace was in the starting line-up in all of the Wallaroos matches, while Ash injured a hamstring in the opening pool match against Ireland and returned on the bench for the playoff match against Canada for fi fth position. Canada ran our winners. PLAYERS Another retiree is Pat McCutcheon, who took over duties as mentor of the Waratahs Elite Development Program and coach of the NSW U20 after representing Australia in Sevens at the Rio Olympic Games. We thank Pat for his efforts at SUFC and wish him well with his coaching career. Congratulations also to Scott Stumbles who played his 200th Grade game for SUFC during the season, becoming only the eight player to reach the milestone. VOLUNTEERS Thanks again to the tireless efforts of our volunteers in Whether running the water, sourcing auction prizes for the Finals lunch, contributing written materials for communication and records, managing teams, equipment and events, volunteers are integral to functioning of this club over its long history. It s not just in execution of the tasks, it s in the spirit of community and the giving without seeking recognition that I m especially grateful for the work our volunteers have done again this year. As a celebration of the efforts of all our volunteers we celebrated Rounders Day with passion. Stephen Rowntree s daughter Catriona made special mention of the impact his work had on our community in her article this year on volunteering which is included in the appendix of this report. I would also like to thank Angus Jackson for his voluntary work on the fi nancial side of the Club assisting our General Manager and the Committee. Best wishes to club stalwart Dean Mumm, who retired from the playing ranks at the end of the season with 57 Test caps and 101 appearances for NSW Waratahs. He also captained the Wallabies in a Test against Uruguay in the 2015 World Cup. Dean is planning to hike to the North Pole in 2018 in a quest to raise funds for Borne, a premature birth research charity. It s a cause close to the heart of Dean, his wife Sarah and their son Alfi e. Dean is retaining involvement in the game as the new President of the Rugby Union Players Association. Heather Rowntree joins Tom Carter and the rest of 1st Grade on the fi eld to celebrate Rounders Day Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 13

14 INJURY MANAGEMENT The safety and well-being of our players is always paramount. Under Dr Nathan Gibbs our team of match day doctors, physios, strength and conditioning and rehabilitation worked to uphold the high standards maintained by this team over the years. New initiatives such as concussion baseline testing ensured we remain at the forefront in club rugby in both our levels of care and investment. FULL-TIME STAFF After completing his role as High Performance Manager at SUFC for the past 3 years, Tom Carter has decided to pursue his passion of developing high performance programs and systems centred around GPS data analytics. Once again General Manager David Haigh has been superb in running the Club in The breadth of issues and range of stakeholders Dave covers is demanding and comes with its share of the unexpected, but I can rely on Dave to handle all with composure and care. Thanks again for your stewardship, fi nancial management and operational fl air. We welcomed back Kirsty Stevens as Events Manager this year. Kirsty didn t skip a beat and delivered match day innovations, strengthened sponsor relations, supported the players and ran a very successful Finals Lunch. Thanks again for your drive and tireless effort Kirsty. Initially this will mean completing his Masters of Education (Sports Coaching), and then into a specifi c PhD project in collaboration with elite sporting organisations. Sadly for SUFC this means Tom fi nishes his employment after 18 years of service to the club as a player and high performance manager. At the end of 2015 Tim Davidson and Tom Carter undertook the task to transition the club to a new head coach in Over this two-year period the Club has achieved several milestones, including Club Champions in ; seven minor premierships, including 1st Grade for the fi rst time in seven years; and eight premierships from 11 of 14 grand fi nal appearances. During this time 84 players represented 1st Grade, including 35 making their debuts. Ultimately, our club is committed to creating an environment where our players can be the best versions of themselves, on and off the fi eld, and the athletic performance training systems are a key part of that. The training and recruitment processes developed over the years position SUFC well for the future. I m extremely grateful for Tom s commitment, dedication and contribution to SUFC throughout his time and wish him every success in the next phase of his career. SUFC 2017 full-time staff - Kirsty Stevens, David Haigh, Tim Davidson, Tom Carter and Robert Taylor SPONSORS The sponsors remain our lifeblood and we have appreciated the engagement and contribution they have made again this year. Special thanks to Tony, Josephine and Jordan Sukkar and the Buildcorp team in their 26th year of sponsorship. Thanks also to Urbanest, Ralph s Café and all our sponsors. SUFC was thrilled to announce Kaplan Professional as our new premium sponsor for Brian Knight, CEO Kaplan Professional stated We are delighted to be on board as a sponsor for the 2017 season. As a leading provider of professional education and training in Australia, Kaplan Professional is looking forward to supporting the Club, players and supporters to achieve their goals on and off the fi eld. 14 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

15 For the fi rst time in many years we announced a new naming sponsor for the fi nals lunch this year, KPMG. KPMG has maintained a long relationship with the Club both formally in guidance on accounts and tax, and through the long standing relationships of many of its stalwarts. To extend that to branding of the lunch was a great honour for us and hopefully the beginning of a long tradition. Many thanks Tony Mulveney, Simon Thorpe, Angus Wilson, David Linke and David Willis amongst others who made this happen. We were also pleased to have leading sports clothing brand Canterbury of New Zealand as our apparel sponsor for a long tradition of donating part of his salary to the SUFC Foundation so that the development of the next generation can be underwritten. So perhaps if we paid attention to the moments and retold more stories like these, the belief from this club could expand and grow our game, our businesses, and our country and we can all punch above our weight. So my thanks go to everyone who helps keep us connected, including our spiritual leaders who create the celebrations and storytelling sessions. My invitation to you all is to enrich your connection to each other and to SUFC. We celebrate the lion on our crest and think of ourselves as a pride. Thank you for helping us celebrate the moments, retell the stories and inspire the next generation together. I close in again saying thank you to everyone who has been involved at SUFC and in making my second year in the job such a rewarding experience. Up the Students! Angus Stuart SUFC President Over 700 people attended the 2017 KPMG Finals Lunch at the Westin IN CLOSING I wrote earlier in the report about the importance of connection to the Club, through juniors, Colts, Grade players, representative players, coaches, managers, supporters, parents and SUFC alumni. Connections were made at the 80s reunion, the annual Friends of SUFC gathering and the SURPASS past players event at Back to Uni day. For this club connection is as simple as that, cherishing the moments, retelling the stories, and inspiring the next generation. Inspiring stories likes those of Nathanial Tamwoy from Badu, population 780, who is the indigenous University representative to the PM and who wants to translate learnings from here to Badu and Badu to here; or netballer Grace Hamilton who, while studying in the US found no netball, but some rugby, and now plays for the Wallaroos; or Tolu Latu who has followed Nathaniel Tamwoy picked up a try in the Grand Final Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 15

16 Executive General Manager s Report At the end of the season, I am delighted to report this year s playing group embraced and contributed to the proud history of the Club and its jersey. The Gregor George Cup, awarded to the winner of the Club Championship, was just reward for the hard work applied by the players, the coaches, managers, physiotherapists, doctors, volunteers and, importantly, the friends and families who supported the Club throughout the year. Although the season was cut short for 1st Grade for the fi rst time in 19 years, we continue to be the benchmark club within the Sydney Rugby Union competition, winning our 14th consecutive Club Championship title in addition to the Colts Club Championship, 4 Major Premierships and 3 Minor Premierships in Season 2017 saw 195 different players take the fi eld in a match this year, representative of what has become a challenging schedule for all club players in recent times. Of these, 54 players represented 1st Grade, 67 for 2nd Grade (Major Premiers), a Clubhigh 83 for 3rd Grade and 74 players played for our 4th Grade team (Minor and Major Premiers) for a total of 135 players in SUFC s Grade teams. Incredibly, six of these players, Jack Bliss, Hugh Frazer, Alex Masima, Jock Merriman, Stewart Nutt and Will Ridley exemplifi ed the Club s spirit and played in all four Grade teams throughout the year. Meanwhile in Colts, 1st Colts (Minor and Major Premiers) fi elded the most stable team in the Club this year with 44 players, while 2nd Colts (Major Premiers) selected 48 players for their standout season and 3rd Colts (Minor Premiers) used 53 players. In all, 79 players represented Sydney University Colts across the three teams in Interestingly, 16 players played in all three Colts teams at some point throughout the season. The current group of SUFC players have made a solid start to the off-season training program and are showing a strong work ethic. It is very pleasing to see standards of the group are being driven internally by our senior players. Many of our Colts from 2017 will be progressing into Grade, our retention has been excellent, and we have recruited some quality school leavers who have committed to the Club as they see an opportunity to develop their education, rugby and life skills in our environment. FAREWELL TIM DAVIDSON AND TOM CARTER Following their illustrious rugby careers for the Students (with both continuing to represent the Club on-fi eld throughout the year), Tim and Tom have called time on their respective tenures as Head Coach and High-Performance Manager. At the end of 2015, Tim Davidson and Tom Carter undertook the task to transition the Club to a new head coach in 2018 following Chris Malone s promotion to the Waratahs. Their work over the past two years has led to Rob Taylor s appointment to the full-time Head Coach role at the end of 2017, demonstrating the success of this transition period. Much has been said and written about Tim and Tom s contribution to SUFC. For me, Tim s clarity of thought, supported by conviction in his values, stands out as his greatest strength. Through working closely alongside Tom daily, it is his vast capacity to work and care for the players on an individual basis, in addition to his brilliant rugby brain, that set him apart. Although both Tim and Tom will be terribly missed, I know they will continue to be involved at the Club and infl uential in the success of SUFC and this can only be good for the future of the Club. On behalf of the Club, thank you Tim and Tom for your enormous contribution to the Club we wish you all the best for your future opportunities. CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Each year, it is the Club s primary goal to fi nish the year as the strongest club in the competition. This year, SUFC secured the Sydney Premier Rugby Club Championship during the fi nal round, with six of our seven teams defeating Parramatta at Granville, representative of how diffi cult the opposition and the 16 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

17 competition have become. In addition to this award, it was a thrill for the Club to have six teams contesting the semi-fi nals, fi ve teams playing in grand fi nals and four teams winning their respective premierships. DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYERS The promotion of nine Colts players into 1st Grade and four SUFC players into professional rugby programs around the world highlights the focus SUFC places on developing players. Folau Fainga a has signed a contract with the Brumbies and relocated to Canberra at the end of the Shute Shield season. THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY SPORTING BLUES Australian Wallaby and NSW Waratah Nick Phipps, Australian 7s representative Matthew Hood and 1st Grade s Wayne Borsak were all awarded University of Sydney sporting Blues for their sporting and academic achievements. Nick, Matthew and Wayne join a storied group, including recent Wallaby and Medical student, Tom Robertson and current Wallabies Bernard Foley and Sam Carter, amongst many others. Lachlan Swinton and Harry Johnson-Holmes capped of a huge 2017 (where they were both selected in the Australian team at this year s U20s World Championship), signing contracts with the Waratahs. Matthew Hood has signed a contract with the Australian 7s program and has represented Australia at the Oktoberfest 7s held in Munich and a number of preseason 7s competitions throughout Australia Henry Clunies-Ross, Greg Jeloudev and James Armstrong have also participated in the Australian 7s set-up, joining Matt Hood at the Central Coast 7s in October in the Australian Green team (competing against Ed Jenkins Australian Gold team). Jake Wainwright is heading to Spain to play for Club de Rugby El Salvador. Jake, our 1st Grade captain for most of the year, is recovering well from his badly injured ankle and his (and fi ancé Alana s) departure is imminent Wayne Borsak was presented with a Sydney Uni Blue in 2017 after playing in every 1st Grade game Speedster, Matthew Hood slides in for a try against Souths Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 17

18 SPECIAL MENTIONS Every week, there are 47 volunteers, coaches, managers, gear stewards, doctors, physios, strength and conditioning coaches and staff whom all contribute to ensure the Club runs smoothly and professionally. This simply cannot be achieved without all the work of these people. Well done and thank you all! The Senior Management Team of Angus Stuart, Tim Davidson, Tom Carter, Rob Taylor and Kirsty Stevens were a great team to work with. Angus, Tim, Tom, Rob and I all entered our second year working together with the benefi t of the experience of 2016, whilst Kirsty hit the ground running when she arrived at the beginning of this year. Angus provided me with superb guidance, advice and assistance, whilst his self-assured nature always instilled me with confi dence. Tim and Tom s infl uence on the Club was mentioned earlier, however their capacity for work and love of the Club were a huge asset to me over the past two years. Rob s development at the Club has been underpinned by his love of coaching and of rugby in general. His passion is obvious to all - players, volunteers and parents alike - and is a strength for the Club. Kirsty possesses an enormous work ethic; an infectiously positive personality and an expertise is rugby operations borne from a lifetime growing up as the daughter of a rugby administrator. Thank you to all SMT members for your assistance throughout the year. A special mention to Sam Barclay, Xander Jackman, Tom Koerstz, Anthony McDougall and Linc Whiteley for their contribution and commitment to the Club throughout the season. These players experienced signifi cant injuries, with limited or no ability to play this season. Although sidelined with injury, their positive contribution to team dynamics and club activities provided an opportunity for those around them to develop. Thank you to each for your selfl ess attitude and your sturdy contribution to the Club throughout the 2017 season. Finally, and most importantly, thank you to all the players. By and large, many supporters do not see the amount of dedicated training and passion each of you put into your rugby away from the playing fi eld. It is pleasing to see the level of commitment each of you put into the Club. Whether it be the players who reserved for 3rd Colts in their Grand Final, the Colts players stepping up to play grade, as required, or the 70 or so players who turned up to the gym four days a week. The players attitude, enthusiasm and commitment to hard work, whether it be on the rugby fi eld or in their academic pursuits, demonstrates the Club is in good hands. For the players, the current custodians of the SUFC jersey, have added to its celebrated legacy. Up the Students! David Haigh Executive General Manager SUFC claimed the Club Championship for the 14th consecutive year 18 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

19 SUFC Staff Thank You Behind every great sporting club is a great team of support staff and SUFC is so fortunate to have such an excellent group of volunteers who give up their time to assist the Club. These people are the heartbeat of our Club and we would be lost without them. Their passion dedication and ability to pitch in does not go unnoticed, so we would like to thank them all for their individual contributions this season. To our President, Angus Stuart who has fi rmly cemented his mark at SUFC in his second year. We cannot thank you enough for the support and encouragement you give to us all. Since taking on the role as President, Angus has brought an injection of new ideas, energy and passion to the Club, we look forward to seeing this develop further in To our amazing Medical team, led by Dr Nathan Gibbs and expertly supported by Dr Luke Dan, Dr Mohammed Jomma and Dr Harry Constantin. This team of doctors make it their top priority to ensure each of our players receive the very best medical attention both on game day and during the week. They execute everything with the highest professionalism and have built a great rapport with the playing group ensuring that our injured boys have the best recovery and are able to return to play as soon as possible. To each of the members of the Executive Committee in Thank you for your time and constructive contributions into securing the future success of the Club. With special mention to James Dorney and Jude Bolton who went above and beyond to help drive the success of the KPMG Finals Lunch. We are lucky to have the support from such an enthusiastic and wise committee. To all our Coaches and Managers from 1st Grade right down to 3rd Colts. It is people like you that keep our Club and this great game going. Your incredible dedication to training, match days and club functions is not overlooked. Many may underestimate the role of a Coach or Manager in sport, but you are some of the greatest infl uences in shaping our players and providing them with experiences they will remember for a lifetime. We cannot thank you enough for all your passion and hard work throughout the season. In particular we must acknowledge Ross Ryan who has dedicated 20 years to SUFC, your enthusiasm of the teams and the game is an incredible asset to SUFC. Dr Luke Dan patches up Dylan Oldfi eld To the Physiotherapy team, guided by Stuart Pavely and supported by Daniella Thrassis in Grade and George Guyatt in Colts. You truly are one of the most invaluable resources at our club. Your expertise and commitment within the program and your compassion for our players is nothing short of incredible. Thank you also to all the strappers who have helped out during the season. Our boys are so lucky to have your services at their doorstep. Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 19

20 To our Strength and Conditioning staff, led by Tom Carter and supported by Nicolai Morris in Grade and Shane Ball in Colts, your contributions towards developing our players athletically has been second to none. From early mornings in the gym to late nights on the fi eld, you have been a critical element of the SUFC rugby program. Thank you also to all our interns James So and Emily Partridge who helped in the process. To Lou Lou Stanley our Rehabilitation Coordinator, who is the most passionate and enthusiastic contributor to our High Performance program. Your commitment, expertise and sincerity towards the players are truly remarkable and are a key component towards their return to play and the Club s success. To Craig Fear our Club Statistician for the past 20 years. The time and effort you put into compiling and maintain our club statistics and milestones is exceptional. With its rich and long history, keeping the Club records up to date is a huge task and one Fizza takes great pride in. These statistics allow us to share milestones and records with the players and supporters through our newsletters, match day programs and SUFC publications. Your role is fundamental to the Club and we are very lucky to have you, we can t thank you enough. To the most avid and caring Gear Steward, Ash Miller who continually goes above and beyond to ensure our players, coaches and managers have everything they need. Ash is the fi rst to arrive and the last to leave on game days, as well as spending countless hours down at Rounders shed organising kit to ensure everything is in working order for the teams ahead of game days. Your work ethic and passion is instrumental in the smooth running of the Club, no job is too big and it is always done with a smile. Thank you also to Greg Smyth who assists Ash with the late night jersey organisation, the early morning set-ups and the late night pack downs, your eagerness and passion is admired. To Ed Walgien our Colts Gear Steward who has dedicated so many years to the Colts program. He is always the fi rst to volunteer his time and will always go the extra mile to help the Club. Ash, Greg and Ed, thank you for your ongoing assistance, we could not do it without you. Strength and Conditioning Coach, Nicolai Morris warms up 2nd Grade To all involved in the SUFC Juniors Program, from our Junior Development Offi cer, Chris Talakai, Juniors President, Fergus Duncan and all the Coaches and Managers involved. The juniors program has gone from strength to strength this year and it is great to see so many youngsters getting involved in the game. To have three SUFC junior representatives play in 1st Grade this season was amazing and shows the opportunities we are providing for kids. Your commitment to establishing this pathway for players to progress is not underestimated. Gear Steward, Ash Miller won the 2017 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award in September 20 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

21 To our Ball boys Jackson and Riley Campton, Josh and Hamish Malone, Simon Fifita, Will and Jack Allen. You are the most professional and well-mannered ball kids and we are so proud of you. It is an extraordinary commitment for you to dedicate your Saturday to the Club every week, thank you. To our club Photographers, Andrew Fraser, Dale Caterson and Tony McFadyen. Each photo we use of our players has been taken by one of these men who volunteer their time to provide lasting memories for our players, parents and supporters. It is easy to overlook contributions that may often become an expectation to many people, but we really do appreciate all that you do for us, you are incredible contributors to the Club and the whole SUFC community loves seeing your work. To all our other wonderful game day volunteers, Bruce Lin and Helmut Gebels our sideline managers, Bruce who also writes our witty match reports each week, Digby Dill-Macky on the scoreboard, Ian Cameron and Andrew Coorey our ground announcers, Sue Dill-Macky who manages the merchandise and bakes up a mean treat for the players post game, thank you all for your contributions. To be blessed with such passionate volunteers who you can rely on each and every week is so rare and we are extremely lucky to have you Ball kids - Hamish, Riley, Will, Jackson and Josh To all the support we receive from Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness (SUSF) and in particular retiring President, Bruce Ross, new President, James Flynn and Executive Director, Rob Smithies. It is safe to say that without their signifi cant We acknowledged our dedicated volunteers on the fi eld at Rounders Day Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 21

22 assistance the amazing opportunities, facilities and experiences our players have whilst at SUFC would not exist. Thank you also to Tristan Liles and the High Performance team and to Leonie Lum for her generous support and guidance to our scholarship holders within the Elite Athlete Program. To SUSF Operations, Property & Projects Manager, Ed Smith and the SUSF Grounds Staff led by Daryl Davidson, you do a exceptional job to ensure we have fi elds to train and play on each week. Thank you for your support again this season. To Luke and Michelle Mitchell and all the wonderful staff at The Grandstand. Your professionalism and endeavour to provide the very best food and service to our supporters is invaluable. We are very lucky to have a wonderful team to support us on game days and with club functions throughout the year, thank you. To the Sydney University Colleges, Adrian Diethelm (St John s College), Wayne Erickson (St Andrew s College), Dr Ivan Head (St Paul s College) and Lisa Sutherland (Wesley College) the support you provide the Club as our players try to balance University, rugby and college life is exceptional and a huge help. We must also thank the Colleges that so kindly allow us to utilise their grounds and facilities. Thank you lastly to all parents, partners, members, past players, supporters near and far and anyone who has been involved this year. We cannot operate without the support, generosity and dedication of you all at SUFC our successes and achievements are shared between so many people. Thank you all for the 2017 season, we cannot wait to see you again in 2018! David Haigh, Tim Davidson, Rob Taylor, Tom Carter & Kirsty Stevens SUFC Staff 22 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

23 Finance Report The Club is reporting modest surplus of $10,606 for the year ending 31 October This is a pleasing outcome given the additional pressures the budget was subject to this year. The Club remains in a strong fi nancial position and is debt free. Total income for the year was $1,222,894 up 4.8% on the previous year. There were increases across a number of income categories: Grants and Donations (up 11.6% to $416,281); Affi liation income (up 19.2% to $109,906); Fundraising Activities (up 45.4% to $389,329) and Other Income (up 100.9% to $37,135). These increases were partially offset by lower Home Gate and Sponsorship income (down 35.0% to $270,243. Total expenditure for the year was $1,212,288 up 4.7% on the previous year. Increases in expenditure were incurred in Rugby Operations (up 2.1% to $590,124); and Fundraising Activities (up 57.4% to $275,383). These increases were offset by decreases in Administration Costs (down 6.4% to $220,792); Marketing & Promotion (down 45.2% to $6,393); Development expenses (down 10.4% to $116,150) and Other expenses (down 87.7% to $3,446). With the carry forward of net positive retained surpluses from prior years, the Club remains debt free and is in a sound fi nancial position. The Club s robust fi nancial position is due to the contribution and efforts of many. The Club is indebted to the continued support of its major sponsor, Buildcorp, as well as the long list of associate sponsors and sponsors. The Club is also grateful for the support of Sydney University Sport and Fitness, the Sydney University Football Club Foundation, the Friends of Sydney University, as well as the Club s Gold Members and supporters. The contribution of these organisations and key stakeholders is greatly appreciated. This collective support is essential in ensuring the Club is in a strong fi nancial position to provide the infrastructure, facilities and programs necessary to support the players and coaches and is a key factor in maintaining the Club s on-fi eld success. I also wish to acknowledge the great work and leadership provided by the Club s Executive General Manager David Haigh. David was well supported by Events Manager, Kirsty Stevens. Thank you also to fi nance team at Sydney University Sport and Fitness for their support. Finally I would like to take this opportunity to thank the President, Angus Stuart for his leadership of the Club this year. Angus Jackson Vice President Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 23

24 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SYDNEY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL CLUB INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDING 31 OCTOBER ($) ($) INCOME Grants and Donations 416, ,933 Home Gate and Sponsorship 270, ,906 Affi liation 109,906 92,189 Fundraising Activities 389, ,735 Other 37,135 18,485 TOTAL INCOME 1,222,894 1,167,248 EXPENDITURE Rugby Operations 590, ,244 Administration Costs 220, ,932 Marketing and Promotion 6,393 11,658 Development 116, ,598 Fundraising Activities 275, ,004 Other 3,446 27,962 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 1,212,288 1,158,398 SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) 10,606 8, Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

25 SUFC Foundation Report The Sydney University Football Club Foundation (SUFCF) was established in 2003 to ensure the survival and ongoing prosperity of the Club and to enable it to compete at the highest level. To support this objective a donor program was established and has subsequently run over the past 14 years. The proceeds from the program have accumulated a dedicated capital fund, the balance of which currently stands at over $3m. In accordance with agreed practice a portion of the Fund s investment earnings are distributed annually to the Club for the specifi c purpose of supporting the Club and its players achieving the highest levels of success in both academic and sporting endeavours. SUFCF is pleased to announce that the capital fund totalled $3.3m at 30 June The Fund is professionally managed and invested by Ord Minnett Ltd in accordance with the approved investment mandate and agreed asset allocation of Equities and Interest Bearing Securities, Term Deposits and Cash, under the overall direction of the SUFCF Investment Committee. Our continued thanks, not only go to the Investment Committee for their time and effort during the year, but also to Paul Reid and Tony Mulveney of KPMG who kindly donate their time and expertise to the Foundation to manage and complete the fi nancial accounts. Will McDonnell off-loads to Henry Clunies-Ross for a try in the 2nd Grade Grand Final Financial Year 2017 was a good year on markets globally and saw equities take the mantle of bestreturning asset class. In particular, global equities have led the surge mainly in Asia and Europe (excluding the UK). The Australian market has lagged, but gains across the fi nancials, materials and utilities sectors have still helped the local index post mid-teen percentage returns. Looking ahead, we continue to expect equities to outperform defensive assets such as fi xed income and cash, although our view is that global equities should continue to outpace local equities. For Australian equities, we see the market trading between our bear and base cases, and therefore accumulating on the dips. Having navigated some key event risks this year, our base case sees the S&P/ASX 200 Index trading around 5,800 over the next few months. A more bullish scenario could see the index reach 6,300, but this would require more earnings momentum driven by iron ore prices recovering back towards US$80 a tonne, pressures on the banks easing and tailwinds if the Australian dollar breaks below its recent trading range of US$ Overall, a balanced portfolio with a focus on quality equites remains attractive for the Foundation, which has a long-term investment horizon and the ability to endure some volatility whilst earning good income from the investments. The SUFCF fund was up 9.2% (net of fees) for FY17 compared to the ASX 100 Accumulation Index for the same period of 14.6% and a balanced fund benchmark of 9.8%. The SUFCF fund has now returned 59.0% over the past 5 years. This amounts to an annual return since 1 July 2012 of 9.6% per annum, a pleasing result given the balanced asset allocation of the fund and therefore the lower risk when compared to the ASX 100. The ASX 100 Accumulation Index has returned 12.2% per annum (SUFCF Australian Equities have returned 13.5% pa) and the balanced fund benchmark has returned 8.7% during the same period. Over the 5 year period the Fund has beaten the long term performance target of Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 25

26 CPI plus 4%, which amounts to 6.0%, by 3.6% per annum. Net earnings of $357,504 for the year to 30 June 2017 continues the strong results achieved in 2016 ($205,801), 2015 ($361,085) and 2014 ($365,775). After providing for the reserves necessary to preserve the capital value of the corpus of the fund, the Foundation was able to make a fi nal distribution of $125,000 to the Sydney University Football Club for the 2017 fi nancial year. The distributions made to the Club since the Foundation s inception now totals approximately $1,265,000. The Foundation s ability to distribute such funds to the Club on an annual basis is made possible by having a strong capital fund. On behalf of the Foundation, I would like to thank the generosity of our valued donors who have played a signifi cant role in growing the balance of the fund through donations and bequests pledged over recent years. Despite on-fi eld success, it is important to note that the needs of the Sydney University Football Club will continue to grow and the support of many more donors is still needed. Please help the Club continue to provide the on and off fi eld benefi ts many of you have enjoyed. All funds raised go a long way towards allowing the Foundation to continue to support the Club and help it to meet any challenges that come its way in the future. The 2017 year has once more seen changes at a Foundation Board level. After serving his maximum term on the Board, Andrew Murray announced his retirement this year. The Board acknowledges and thanks Andrew for his valuable contribution over the last 15 years. The Board especially thanks Andrew for his tireless efforts as the Chairman of the Foundation Appeal Committee for the fi ve years from The highly successful Appeal, thanks to the generosity of our past players and supporters, was the foundation of today s capital fund. Andrew remains on the Foundation Investment Committee. David Kirk also decided to retire as Director having served the Foundation with distinction over the past 3 years. The Board acknowledges and thanks David for his valuable contribution to the Foundation. A new addition to the Foundation Board as a Director in 2017 was Mr David Lyons. David is a distinguished Wallaby and former Club player of distinction and is currently a member of the Blue Sky Investment group. Further additions and retirements can be expected over the next 12 months as part of the Board s renewal program. Following on from the excellent platform laid by the late David Clarke and Cameron Clyne, it is a great honour to continue to serve as Chairman of SUFCF. I am privileged to have such a capable Board and I greatly appreciate the efforts in recent years to raise additional funds to provide greater fi nancial stability to the Club. I am confi dent the legacy we have built will continue to grow to ensure the Foundation continues to support the broader goals of the Club. David Mortimer AO Chairman, SUFC Foundation 2nd Colts Joe Schwager and Jock Capel celebrate a late try to secure their spot in the Grand Final 26 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

27 Friends of SUFC Report The Friends of Sydney University Football Club (the Friends ) was founded in 1996 by Peter Hemming and a number of staunch supporters of the Club. This was at a time when rugby was moving towards professionalism. It was also a time when Sydney University Football Club was at serious risk of relegation. An infl uential coterie of senior businessmen and professionals were approached with a plan to establish a specialised mentoring group. This group, the Friends, has since grown to have over 40 Members all of whom are committed to supporting the Club, mentoring players and assisting them to further their business and professional careers. The Friends has made a critical contribution to what is now one of the most successful and sustainable rugby clubs in the world, Sydney University Football Club. This year, the Friends held the 21st Annual Dinner at St Andrew s College and the members were welcomed by the Dinner Chairman, David Mortimer AO. The guest speaker, John Eales AM, a two time Rugby World Cup winner, former Captain of the Wallabies and current ARU Director, gave an outstanding address. The vote of thanks was made by myself as Chairman. We were also honored to have as a special guest, the Chancellor of Sydney University, Belinda Hutchinson AM, who replied to Ian Jackman SC s toast to the University. Angus Stuart, President of SUFC, replied to current Wallaby, Bernard Foley s toast to the Club. All addresses were amusing and insightful and made for a very enjoyable evening. We farewelled a few longstanding Friends in 2017 and we thank them for their support and commitment to the Friends and their contribution to the Club over many years. We also welcomed back two former Members and welcomed nine new Members. This year, in addition to the mentoring role, the Friends donated over $50,000 to the ongoing support of the Club. I am stepping down as Chairman at the end of the year and David Mortimer AO has kindly agreed to take on the position from next year. During my time as Chairman, I have enjoyed seeing so many young men progress their careers on and off the fi eld through the Sydney University Football Club. I would like to thank all Members of the Friends for their valuable contributions and encourage them to continue the good work. I look forward to a continuing involvement with the Friends. The Friends is proud of its contribution to SUFC and looks forward to continuing its support of the Club and its young rugby players. David Kirk MBE Chairman Friends of SUFC SUFC beat University of Queensland in Brisbane during pre-season Byron Wicken on the charge against Eastwood Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 27

28 Club Captain s Report Colts led the way for the Club in 2017 The 2017 season refl ected an appreciation of the Club s rich past and an engagement with its bright future. At its core, the playing group founded itself upon lion behaviours, building upon the characterbased program that was nurtured last year and creating a pride of team-mates willing to do battle together. Through an emphasis on standards both on and off the fi eld, SUFC asserted its role as much more than a rugby club. Therefore, while the playing group has much to celebrate, it looks forward to building upon its successes in the coming years. On the fi eld, the Students wore the blue and gold hoops admirably, retaining the Club Championship in what was one of the most competitive years in recent memory. While the Students have had signifi cant success in this department for the last decade and a half, everyone was able to appreciate fully the special nature of the Club Championship this year, and the gutsy club-round efforts towards the back-end of the season and the subsequent celebrations highlighted how SUFC is far from a one-team club. Winning four out of a possible seven premierships was a similar indication of the Club s depth. Special mention must be made to 2nd and 4th Grade, as well as 1st and 2nd Colts, who all danced the best on the fi nal stage and gave the Club even more memories to cherish. It was a big year of learning for the playing group. There were an incredible number of debutants in the higher grades this year, many of them still being eligible for Colts, so it was extremely promising to see the next wave of talent step up and not just hold their own, but stand out. The experience of the fl agship teams will only grow from here, and the Club community has reason to be excited as these players develop in the Students colours. This also fostered a heightened degree of intermingling between the Colts and Grade teams, and the cohesiveness of the whole club benefi ted a great deal as a result. The Colts also came together very effectively, coining the phrase colture and securing the Colts Club Championship in emphatic fashion with 1 round to spare. 1st Colts secured their back-toback undefeated seasons and the fact that all three teams made their respective Grand Finals evokes the immense depth of the younger playing group, especially in light of the number of twenty-year olds who were snapped up for Grade appearances. Considering the quality of the Colties, the current Grade cohort have a lot to worry about! This year also saw an emphasis on integration with the Women s rugby team, both in terms of support on the sideline and at social events. The Presentation night at 28 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

29 the conclusion of the season capped off a great year for what we consider to be one all-inclusive club, we look forward to consolidating the bonds created this year as the game grows for both genders. The playing group s development also came in the form of off-fi eld events. The Cultural Night at the start of the year celebrated the diversity within the Club and the vast backgrounds from which the playing and supporting group has emerged. The success of that night was reinforced by the annual Ladies Day, which similarly celebrated the involvement of the opposite sex in the game. Of special note, the 1st Grade team would like to thank all of those ladies who attended the day. While there is still an ongoing investigation as to how they managed to pull off a four-try come-back victory against the eventual Shute Shield winners, Warringah, we have it on good authority that the overwhelming presence of the opposite sex may have played a part. Of course, it would be wrong to characterise the entire season by reminiscing on that Round 7 fairy-tale, and the playing group had a lot to refl ect upon after the Player s Ball. Being an event independent of the Club and organised purely by the players, for the past few years it has offered an opportunity for those players to consolidate some energy and love for the Club going into the last few rounds and fi nals. While the event was not without its hiccups, it certainly sparked a social shift within the Club, the response of the playing group was predominantly positive in its outlook about where the Club wants to go and how it is going to get there. The ability of the group to eliminate distractions and bring home the Club Championship an effort which entailed an almost clean-sweep against Eastwood (six wins and one draw) served as an indication of the newfound maturity of the group and its determination to respect what the Club has represented for the past 154 years. As we begin to sink our teeth into the off-season, the pride seems determined to learn from their mistakes and nurture an environment that will not let them happen again. The 2017 season should be recorded as a success. The young playing group has been exposed to the immense happiness that one garners from SUFC, whether that is through the celebrations of Tom Carter s, 200th 1st Grade Game, Scott Stumbles, 200th Grade game, Ash Miller s reception of the NSW Volunteer of the Year or the dedication that the Senior Management Team, the coaches, the medical staff and the volunteers give for the entire season. The challenge of the playing group is now to take those examples and build upon them; to create a legacy of one s own and prop the Club onto an even higher rung of achievement. There is no doubt that exciting times lay ahead. Up the students! Cultural Night was a Club highlight on the events calendar Xander Jackman and Jack Blair 2017 Co-Club Captains Great turnout for our annual ladies day fi xture Scott Stumbles celebrated his 200th Grade game with the other members of the 200 Club Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 29

30 Head Coach s Report It was another hugely successful year at Sydney University in 2017 with another Club Championship safely locked away in what was the most closely contested Club Championship in a very long time, with the result coming down to the fi nal round against Parramatta. We had a year full of fantastic achievements, not least of which was the phenomenal performance of our Colts teams to win 1st and 2nd Colts Grand Finals in emphatic style and narrowly losing 3rd Colts to Randwick after being Minor Premiers. Our 2nd Grade side played one of the best Grand Finals you will ever see and defeated Eastwood with a dominant performance, displaying sharp skills in attack and physicality in defence that was a feature of their whole fi nals campaign. Mighty 4th Grade won a very tight Grand Final game against Northern Suburbs and capped off a stellar season after fi nishing Minor Premiers and was one of the most consistent teams all year. the whole season. As a coaching group we have worked hard on instilling the values and standards within the players that will hold them in good stead for whatever direction they choose to go in after their time at SUFC. It was incredibly pleasing to see the growth in this particular area and one example stands out from the season where the whole Club was challenged. The Clubs character was well and truly exemplifi ed when facing our arch rival Eastwood in round 16 at the SUFG (No.2 Oval) on a Super Saturday with the Club Championship well and truly on the line (Eastwood were 36 points ahead with two rounds to go). To win 6.5/7 (3rd Grade drew) was a fantastic achievement and a day that I will never forget as everything good about the Club shone through that day most notably the players character and what playing for the Club meant to them. I have always believed that if you are capable of winning the Club Championship, then the Club possesses strong teams that stand to contest the Finals series in all Grades and that ensures some level of success. Winning Grand Finals is never easy, and winning the Club Championship is getting harder and harder to do with some Clubs really raising their game over the last couple of years. Whilst it was incredibly disappointing to not contest the fi nals series in 1st Grade, to fi nish in equal 6th and not go through on For and Against made it even tougher to handle. Ultimately we were not quite able to play as consistently as we would have liked and it is heart breaking to look back at the opportunities throughout the season where we could have scraped together the single point required to enable us to play at the business end of the season. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be in 2017 and I am fully accountable for every team s results and whilst we performed well across the whole club we are judged at the pointy end. However, whilst 1st Grades fi nish wasn t to the high standards we set at SUFC, the player s effort was exceptional all year. As a coach it is the one indicator of a team that you are exposed to every week and I was proud of how the players played for each other Nick Champion de Crespigny scoring the winning try in the memorable Round 16 victory over Eastwood Jake Wainwright lead by example as 1st Grade Captain 30 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

31 HIGHLIGHTS I have so many highlights from my two seasons as coach, notable; Club Champions 2016 & minor premierships across the Club including 1st Grade being minor premiers in 2016 for the fi rst time in 7 years 8 Premierships (11 from 14 Grand Final Appearances) 8 Players received professional contracts 1 Player received a 7s contract with 4 more trialling at present 35 Players made their 1st Grade debut 84 Players represented 1st Grade THANK YOU 1st Grade Coaching and Management Team I would like to extend a personal thank you to the 1st Grade Assistant Coaches Garrick Cowely and Ben Roberts, who I was lucky enough to play with and now coach with, they have both been incredible support over the past two seasons. Both worked full time jobs and sacrifi ced so much time and energy to our great club and playing group. Garrick s positive attitude and energy at training was so crucial to how we performed on a weekly basis. I was heavily reliant on his council and knowledge of backs play and I learnt quickly to trust his judgment in relation to our team attack. I thoroughly enjoyed catching up every Monday to review and select the team and will miss your honesty, guidance and sound advice. Benny took great pride in the performance of the forwards and his passion is unparalleled. He was often seen at University on a Monday and Wednesday taking extra sessions and providing the playing group with additional support so that they could prepare to the best of their ability. Always a good judge of energy before a game, Benny wore his heart on his sleeve and I wish him all the very best with his coaching career. 1st Grade highest points scorer Christian Kagiassis was impressive with the boot all season Rohan O Regan picked up the Best Forward and Players Player award for st Grade Coaches, Tim Davidson, Garrick Cowley and Ben Roberts watch on Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 31

32 The three men that I will be forever indebted to and who made coaching so much easier over the last two years have been the three 1st XV managers, Evan Hoskins, Luke Campton and Scott Fraser. Again, I was lucky enough to have them as managers when I played and to work side by side with them as a coach gave me a whole new perspective of what they sacrifi ce on a weekly basis for our great club. Never a problem too big or too small, these three have been the backbone for the team and I can t thank them enough for all of the thankless tasks and hours they spent because they loved seeing the boys looked after. They pour their hearts and souls into everything they do and do not ask for a single thing in return and I would like to thank them for being the absolute perfect role models for our younger players, they have taught them so many life lessons through their actions not words. I will miss catching up with them a lot but long may the weekly tips and banter continue. Lastly I would like to thank Bill Hovey who selfl essly donated his time to meet me on a weekly basis and provide guidance and advice on my approach and coaching methodology. His mentoring and council was extremely helpful and I will be forever indebted to him for giving so much of his own time to support the Club and myself. Off-field I d like to thank David Haigh and Kirsty Stevens for their support this year and congratulate them on organising so many wonderful events including Ladies Day and the Finals Lunch, which were a huge success and a great celebration of the 2001 Premiership Winning Team. David and Kirsty worked tirelessly all season and especially on game days to ensure the programed matches ran smoothly and all of our stakeholders were looked after. I wish them all the best for 2018 and beyond. work ethic are unmatched and his ability to manage so many elements of the program whilst still playing is a credit to him. It was an incredibly selfl ess act for him to take on the role to support me as a part-time Coach but one he did with incredible dedication and loyalty. His standards and intrinsic drive to want the best for every player is why this club has been so successful for such a sustained period of time. President When I fi rst met Angus back in August 2015, I made the commitment to coach for two seasons to allow the Club to succession plan successfully and also realign our budget in a constantly changing and challenging landscape. I have done this to the best of my ability, whilst juggling a full time job in the City and a young family, I believe that giving Rob Taylor the time to understand our program, whilst doing a tremendous job in Colts, is testament to that commitment. It has been a great experience to work with people who have such dedication to the greater good of the sport, the boys, the Club, the community and its been a privilege to impart those values, ethics and standards, whatever the outcome. As the fi rst part-time Coach in over 15 years, I am proud of what the Club has achieved during the past two seasons. I would like to thank Angus for the opportunity and for supporting me as a young, novice Coach throughout the past two seasons. Without his support and dedication, the achievements listed above would not be possible. I wish him all the very best and look forward to supporting the Club from the Grandstand for many years to come. Up the Students! Tim Davidson Head Coach Strength and Conditioning Fitness and Athletic Performance being the point of difference for our teams at SUFC and I would like to thank Tom Carter, Nicolai Morris, Shane Ball and Lou Lou Stanley for all of their hard work and dedication to preparing our players to compete to the best of their ability each and every week. I have to make a special mention of Tom, who has been the biggest support to the program and myself this season. Tom s commitment to the players and his Will Skelton and Dean Mumm brought some experience to the 1st Grade team 32 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

33 1st Grade Report 2017 saw the 1st Grade side miss the Finals for the fi rst time in 19 years, it was made more diffi cult to digest after we fi nished equal 6th however failed to progress after missing out on for and against. It was a season that was punctuated by some fantastic performances, but we also suffered some defeats that looking back on, we should never have suffered. You cannot take any game in the Shute Shield for granted, as teams are getting more and more competitive each year. 1st Grade games are hard to win and it takes incredible resolve to get up each week and get the job done. Highlights of the year were the fantastic wins at home against Warringah in Round 7 and Southern Districts in Round 9 and the memorable win against a fast fi nishing North s at North Sydney Oval after Dave McDulings infamous Burn the Ships speech! As mentioned, the fi nal home game against Eastwood, with everything on the line, will be a game I will never forget. Unfortunately, we were plagued with inconsistency this year and will look back on matches that were there for the taking, however errors in our control in crucial moments let teams off the hook and mounted pressure back on ourselves which at 1st Grade level catches up with you eventually. The wonderful thing about rugby is that the players will benefi t from the experience and from the suffering of defeat or disappointment sparks the fl ame of desire and I know it will burn brightly in the playing group to want to go all the way in I would like to thank all of the players who took the fi eld in 1st Grade this season, in particular the two Captains Jake Wainwright and Tom Carter thanks for your support and dedication to the playing group and for leading the team incredibly well. To all of the Super Rugby players who returned to contribute to the season, I would like to personally thank you for your contribution and for being fantastic role models for our younger players. It is what sets our club apart and we are so fortunate that you all want to come back and contribute in the fashion that you do and long may SUFC continue to develop players to go on to higher honours. Tom Carter played his 200th 1st Grade game and scored his 100th try during the season The boys celebrate a late try to steal the win against Gordon Finally, I would like to thank and commend all of our supporters including parents, sponsors, volunteers, wives and girlfriends who have given so much of their own time to turn up week in week out to cheer on our teams and support our players. Long has this been the point of difference for the achievements of this great club and without your support SUFC does not exist and I will look forward to watching on from the sidelines with you for many years to come. Tim Davidson 1st Grade Head Coach Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 33

34 2nd Grade Report What a great year! 2nd Grade Colin Caird Shield Premiership Winners. We started the season off well and then we had a few losses mid-way, only to fi ght our way back to fi nish second on the ladder and make the semi-fi nals. The 2nd Grade road to the Grand Final consisted of: 18 competition rounds played with 13 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses 761 points scored For / 417 points scored Against Finished second on the competition ladder Preliminary Finals at Pittwater Rugby Park Sydney University 28 def. Warringah 15 Semi Finals at Pittwater Rugby Park Sydney University 45 def. Eastern Suburbs 14 Grand Final at North Sydney Oval Sydney University 51 def. Eastwood 14 2nd Grade Grand Final Squad 1. Alex Batho 2. Stewart Nutt 3. Chris Talakai 4. Jordan Chapman 5. Nick Champion de Crespigny 6. Declan Moore 7. Jackson McCalman (C) 8. Mitchell Whiteley 9. Daniel Calavassy 10. Theo Strang 11. Matthew Dowsett 12. William O Donnell 13. Harry Potter 14. Henry Clunies-Ross 15. James Kane 16. Will Ridley 17. Ezrah Amituanai 18. Alistair Ryan 19. Nick Coaldrake 20. Callum McIntosh 21. Saosi Halaifounua 22. Sam Renton 23. Josh King 24. Byron Wicken For the record the Grand Final Man of the Match Points where as follows: 3 Points William O Donnell (12) 2 Point James Kane (15) Captain, Jack McCalman lifts the Colin Caird trophy 1 Points Jackson McCalman (7) 34 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

35 2nd Grade 2017 Premiers with a record Grand Final win I would also like to acknowledge and extend my personal thanks to ALL of the players who represented 2nd Grade throughout the 2017 season. Many thanks must go to the players and the team captain. I must admit that I have the best support staff at the Club, the team and I could not have achieved so much without their help: Captain Jackson McCalman Assistant Coach Gary Whittaker 2nd Grade award winners Best Forward Jackson McCalman Best Back James Kane Most Improved Colts Player Daniel Calavassy Most Improved Grade Player Byron Wicken Most Promising Grade Player Harry Potter Craig Fear Grade Encouragement Award Declan Moore Assistant Coach Tom Boidin Assistant Coach Tom Koerstz Manager Ross Ryan Manager Murray Hudd Manager Greg Smyth Manager Thomas Gilmore Club Specialist Skills Coach Ben Roberts Team mentor and advisor David Mortimer All the Coaches Managers and Volunteer staff Congratulations to all the players who won awards at the Club Presentation night: Declan Moore was awarded the Craig Fear Encouragement Award for 2017 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 35

36 The 2nd Grade players also showed their generosity by passing around the hat and making a donation to the Matt Laffan Scholarship at St John s College within the University of Sydney. As always there are many people behind the scenes who make it possible for us to play and enjoy rugby each week, 2nd Grade is very appreciative for the tremendous support we receive from them all. Major Sponsors Buildcorp Tony & Josephine Sukkar A special mention must go to the 2nd Grade Team Manager, Mr Ross Ryan for his continuous support and generosity to all the players and coaching staff. Finally, congratulations to all the Grade and Colts players with their successful 2017 campaigns. Up the Students! Raymond Hudd Head Coach 2nd Grade Premiers 2017 Sponsor Pub Toxteth Hotel Grade Parents and their families The Club Committee led by our President, Mr. Angus Stuart Club Operations & Event Staff David Haigh and Kirsty Stevens Club Doctor Nathan Gibbs Club Physiotherapist Stu Pavely and Daniella Thrassis Strength and Conditioning Coaches Tom Carter and Nicolai Morris Alex Batho & Jack McCalman approve of the referees decision in their Quarter-Final 1st Grade Coaches Tim Davidson and Garrick Cowley Club Captains Xander Jackman and Jack Blair Club Statistician Craig Fear 2nd Grade listen on at half time to Coach, Ray Hudd 36 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

37 3rd Grade Report The 2017 season was fi lled with ups and downs and many games in the balance right until the fi nal whistle. Although we weren t able to make it to the big dance, fi nishing third overall was an outstanding effort. The year commenced with some close games and tight loses including Manly at Manly and Gordon at home but the team managed to rally under the leadership of Jack Blair, Ed L Estrange, Ben Carolan and the incredible ticker of the Doherty brothers (AKA Dohers), to topple both of these teams in the second round. The level of commitment, talent and outstanding character in the lower grades at University made Jack Leary and I extremely proud to coach the team. As always, 3rd Grade had a number of misfi ts and rare-bears which made for an interesting season. From the Super Sub Koni through to Big Dog Stanton and Partay Boy Stanford, there was never a dull moment and I know the team genuinely enjoyed the year together. We ended the season on 13 Wins, 4 Loses and 1 draw. The game which really stood out for me from this year was Manly. Playing Manly at Manly is never an easy task and in the fi rst round we weren t prepared for what was thrown at us, going down Coming up against Manly in the second round, Uni were up for redemption. The game was fought with many penalties and injuries leading to a last minute substitution in the dying minutes of the second half with Manly just in front. Kazuki Takakura took the fi eld at scrum half, having joined the Club this year from Japan, with quick and ruthless decision making Kazu quick tapped the ball from 5m out, mustering the fi ght of an army he carried three Manly forwards over the line to equal the score allowing Sam Renton to easily convert and win the game rd Grade bowed out of the competition in the semi-fi nal Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 37

38 PLAYER MENTIONS Ed L Estrange, for his leadership, professionalism, love of the Club and his team mates. Ed always saw a way to improve no matter the situation and backed it up with his actions, most obvious in his unwavering courage in the path of men much larger than he is. THANK YOU Jack Leary (3rd Grade Coach), for being a sound board and keeping the team together. His passion for the sport and the boys in the team was second to none. I couldn t have done it without him. Tom Carter (High Performance Manager and Ben Roberts (Scrum Coach), for all the coaching support and guidance throughout the year. Tim Davidson (Head Coach), for all the coaching support, guidance and personal development in rugby and beyond. David Haigh and Kirsty Stevens (Off-fi eld staff), for looking after us and making sure we had everything we needed! Dane (Train) McCarthy (Team Manager) for turning up week in week out, for the culture, the chat and support for the team Ed L Estrange was a stand out all season for 3rd Grade Tom Heslop 3rd Grade Coach Hugh Summerhayes, for always giving 100%, pushing his limits and leading by example. Kazuki Takura in action against West Harbour It took two Randwick defenders to bring down Hugh Summerhayes Conor and Pat O Doherty, for their relentless ticker and courage, they put their body on the line and did whatever they were asked, which more than once meant playing two full games to help with injuries and player availability. Ben Carolan ran the length of the fi eld to score in the 73-0 victory over Gordon 38 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

39 4th Grade Report 4th Grade 2017 Premiers defeating Norths in the Grand Final at North Sydney Oval The 4th Grade team this year comprised of a mixed group of players with some playing for the love of the game and others who are aspiring 1st Graders. The energetic 4th Grade environment provided not only players but coaches the ability to get the best out of each training sessions as each week we developed as a group. The 4th Grade team can be volatile at points, however the way the team adjusted to weekly changes prevailed week in, week out with only 3 loses we ended the regular season as Minor Premiers. The team was privileged to involve two stalwarts of the game with Tim Davidson and Scott Stumbles strapping the boots up for another extraordinary season. Throughout the season the captaincy was held by Josh Schwager and Lachlan Argiris who lead the boys weekly whilst also dictating the game from the palm of their hand. Best back went to Adam Perri, who s weekly attendance at training was limited due to work but made up for it on the fi eld by characterising a brand of rugby some can only dream of. Josh Groper Schwager was named best forward for 2017 as he provided the team with consistent hard line running who some would compare to a late Robert Frost poem. Another mention goes to the O Doherty twins, Conor and Pat who both epitomise the behaviours associated with SUFC. The mighty 4th Grade side began the fi nals campaign with a strong start but learnt their lesson with only a narrow semi-fi nal win over Warringah. This ability to adapt to fi nals football was a major focus at training throughout the week. Funnily enough we landed Norths in the fi nal who defeated us twice throughout the season, however we were well prepared for the battle that faced. A gruelling match of rugby was being showcased at North Sydney Oval, however a few tactical subs on the 45 by Coach Mitch Dansey and the tactician provided the team some strength in the back end of the half. Sydney University 4th Grade were Premiers for 2017! Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 39

40 Some key achievements and memorable moments for the team this year include; Winning the Henderson Cup When Man in the Mirror was read at the away semi-fi nal against the Rats. A moment which resonated amongst the playing group which ended in success. Josh Schwager and Adam Perri taking away best forward and best back. Mitch Dansey showcasing his second Henderson Cup trophy in the downstairs pool room. Will Davies transferring his rugby mind to his fi rst year coaching and prevailing with a memory. Scott Stumbles reaching his 200th game Putting on a showcase at Chatswood Oval against Gordon after they had beaten us in round one. George Lehmann charges on against Eastwood Scott Stumbles ran out for his 200th Game vs. Souths with daughter, Chloe 40 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

41 THANK YOU A huge thank you to all the staff and managers who were involved in the team s success this year, the role you play towards the players is paramount and doesn t go unrecognised. Special mention to Daniella Thrassis, for keeping the boys on the fi eld every week, we appreciate your efforts. William Koni Tuitupou with his famous hand off on a Randwick defender PLAYER MENTIONS Josh Schwager, a captain who lead his team weekly with hard running lines and supporting behaviour. Adam Perri, a hard hitter who leads by his actions and a country boy at heart. To the Team Managers, Troy Isidro, Sammy Fifita and Greg Smyth, thank you all your hard work and commitment this year. And fi nally to Ash Miller, Ash doesn t need an introduction; he is a great man, the team benefi ted from his presence each week, thank you Ash. Will Davies and Mitch Dansey 4th Grade Coaches Tim Davidson, a hard runner and strong tackler, but mostly Davo brought experience when the team needed it the most, a player who the team respected highly and hung of every word. Scott Stumbles presented well on and off the fi eld. Stumbo provided the team with direction and secured wins with his golden boot. Best Back, Adam Perri, Coaches Will Davies and Mitch Dansey and Best Forward Josh Schwager at Presentation Night Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 41

42 2017 Colts Report Last year I felt like a 1st year Colt joining SUFC, wondering what it is all about, what the competition is like, how are we going to perform and so on. This year I was a 2nd year Colt, knowing what was ahead and what we needed to do. As a 2nd year Colt you approach the season with that extra clarity and confi dence to strategize to be better than before. Whilst being part of the 2016 Colts campaign was extremely memorable, the job for the 2017 group was to better it. We ended up winning the same amount of trophies but the quality of performances, the attitude and the number of eligible Colts players who played Grade this year and played very well exceeded that of the previous year. I would say the 2017 group achieved their ultimate goal. Highlights for 2017: 1st Colts Coaches Robert Taylor and Joe Horn-Smith celebrate with the W.McMahon Memorial Shield Colts Club Championship - Eric Splisted Shield 2 Minor Premierships (1st Colts & 3rd Colts) All three teams made the Grand Final 2 Championship wins (1st & 2nd Colts) 13 consecutive rounds of three from three wins One of the main aims for the Colts tier for the Club is development and promotion of talent and no fewer than nine eligible Colts played 1st Grade this year, being: James Armstrong Daniel Calavassy Tim Clements Tom Horton Harry Johnson-Holmes Guy Porter Theo Strang Lachlan Swinton Banjo Travers Guy Porter was one of many Colts to make his 1st Grade debut in Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

43 A number of others played 2nd to 4th Grade rugby as well; Sean Anese, Harry Croker, Connor Grindal, Josh Hardie, Ed King, Harry Potter, Tom Osborne, Jay Spencer, Will Wennerbom, Lepani Tuirara and a few others. The attitude of players this year had an exceptional thirst to get better and play for a big common cause. They wore the jersey with great pride every weekend and have set a high bench mark for the 2018 group to beat. As a Club, we will be doing everything possible to make that happen. Number of players used: 1st Colts 44 2nd Colts 48 3rd Colts 58 (79 players played for all three grades across the season) 3RD COLTS SUMMARY Teams win/lose summary: Played 18 regular season games, won 16, lost 2. In fi nals, played 3 won 2 (lost Grand Final) For and Against: (Regular season) Points for: 587 points 197 Against Top Try Scorer: 10 Sydney Malifa Most Conversions: 20 Josh Hardie Coaches: Rick Moore and Gabriel Enright Captain: Aidan Moore For 95% of the season the 3rd Colts were excellent. They were always fi nding a way to win, no matter what the circumstances were, at one stage winning seventeen games straight. There were many new players to the team and some were still at school, making for an exciting 2018 for the Colts. The team was lead extremely well by Aidan Moore, who set a consistently high level of effort at every training session and game, they faulted in the Grand Final. Notable Performance of the regular season Round 15 v Warringah Away This is my favorite 3rd Colts game of the season, they had put in some impressive performances and wins against the likes of Randwick and Eastwood but this one was full of character and determination by our 3rd Colts reserves. It was late in the season when it was University holidays, the injury list was piling up, the weather was dour and a number of players were up in Grade. The bench and fringe Colts were called to front up and keep the dynasty going. It wasn t a pretty game but fresh troops got the job done in the last minutes of the game. The character and belief from our regular reserve 3rd Colts came through to ensure the Club secured the Championship points and our 3rd Colts stayed top of the table, it was a memorable win. Winger, Eddy King was the Clubs leading try scorer in 2017 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 43

44 Finals: Preliminary Final: v Parramatta 41 5 (Win) Semi Final: v Eastern Suburbs 34 7 (Win) Grand Final: v Ranwick (Lost) In the big dance at Concord Oval, we got off to a slow start against Randwick letting in the fi rst two tries but we soon sorted ourselves out and scored the next try, which was an excellent team try. Unfortunately one of our players earned himself a red card during the try celebrations, forcing his team into playing the next fi fty minutes as fourteen men. Captain, Aidan Moore lead from the front and the team gave it all they had, but Randwick were just too good with the one man advantage. Notable performers: Raymond Razor Ray Taufui was a mainstay for the 3rd Colts throughout the season, every game he lead with his actions with his big tackles and bumping runs. Others to catch the eye were; Sofi lino Ringo Latu, Oliver Young, Bati Koroisau and Luke Austin to name a few. There were also a number of players still in school; Silas Lawther, Riley Alcorn, Nigel Zhang and a couple of year 11s in Said Halbouni and Hayden Pomare, who would fi nish the season as a starter for 2nd Colts. 2ND COLTS SUMMARY Teams win/lose summary: Played 18 regular season games, won 15. In fi nals, played 3 won 2 (lost QF) For and Against: (Regular season) Points For: 707 points 212 Against Top Try Scorer: 12 Ethan Miller Most Conversions: 22 Josh Hardie & Sean Anese Coaches: James Caterson and Charles Carter Captain: Jock Capel The 2nd Colts had a slow start to the season and then found there identity and combinations in Round 5 against Gordon. From there they would not lose a game again until the preliminary fi nal where they lost to Northern Suburbs. This could have been fatal for their season; however with Eastern Suburbs knocking out Southern Districts they were given another chance. That reality check served as a catalyst to do everything possible to get the job done. Notable Performance of the regular season Round 5 v Gordon Away At Round 5 the 2nd Colts had only one win from four games after losing to Easts, Norths and Randwick. Gordon were undefeated at the time and were going to be formidable at home. This was a critical moment in our season for a number of reasons. For the team to walk away with a 40 0 win set them up for the rest of the season. The players really took ownership of the performance and lead from the front for the rest of the season. A number of combinations blossomed post that game to form the spine of the Championship winning team. Finals: Preliminary Final: v Northern Suburbs (Lost) Semi Final: v Randwick (Won) 13 Colts tried out for the NSW U20s Grand Final: v Easts (Won) 44 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

45 One of the greatest Semi Finals ever: The opposition, Minor Premiers Randwick. On a beautiful sunny day at Chatswood Oval our team knew that against a very good Randwick team they would need to produce their best performance. Up until the end of the fi rst half, the team produced just that to be leading They then let in a try just before halftime and straight after the half to give Randwick a huge boast in confi dence. The game came down to the last few minutes where Randwick took a drop goal to put them three points clear. What I love most about this game, while the referee signaled a successful kick, our guys were already running to halfway to kick off with two minutes left to play. They knew they would fi nd a way. 1ST COLTS SUMMARY Teams win/lose summary: 1st Colts played 18 regular season games, won 18. In fi nals, played 3 won 3 For and Against: (Regular season) 1st Colts: For 860 points 241 Against Top Try Scorer: 22 Ed King. Which was the highest amount at any level for Colts and Grade for the 2017 regular season. Most Conversions: 77 Daniel Poletto Randwick secured the kick-off but fatally missed touch when clearing for touch, Connor Farnell saved the ball from going out by an inch and then set up Will Terry for a burst down the sideline to take the team from halfway to deep into the Randwick 22m. From there the forwards took over and bulldozed their way other to seal the win after the fulltime hooter had sounded. I ve seen it before but great to see a new group of SUFC Colts have that belief and desire to win. After the heroics against Randwick in the semi-fi nal it gave the team a huge amount of belief going into the Grand Final. It was a dominant display and were in control throughout the game. Key Performers The young forward pack included players like Connor Grindal, Tim Lilomaiava, Sean Hasegawa, Tom Osborne and the backrow Josh Sheridan, Patrick Calavassy and Milan Basson. In the backs; Hayden Pomare, the ever improving fl y halves of Josh Hardie and Joe Schwager. Will Terry and Sean Anese were destructive in the centres and Strath Yeo was a stand-out winger and will be one to watch out for in The backs were rounded off by fellow back three 2nd year Colts Ethan Miller and Connor Farnell. Dan Poletto scored 166 points from the boot during 2017 It was another outstanding season for 1st Colts. What can you say, another 21 games unbeaten. This is a special group coming through the Club and to think many of the key 1st Colts players have already played 1st Grade as well. What made it a very good year, was fi nishing the way we did compared to the 2016 Grand Final performance. This year, we just kept getting better and better, fi nishing it off with a decisive win against a highly confi dent Eastern Suburbs team. Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 45

46 Finals Results: Preliminary Final: v Warringah (Win) Semi Final: v Eastwood 48 5 (Win) Grand Final: v Eastern Suburbs (Win) I will cover 1st Colts in greater detail in the specifi c team report. Colts Club Captain and 1st Colts Captain Peter Fenwicke THANK YOU The Club greatly appreciates the support of the Colts program by St Andrew s and St Paul s Colleges, who provide access to training and playing facilities throughout the year. Nothing happens without a fi eld and we are extremely grateful to both Colleges. Tom Carter, Shane Ball and the strength and conditioning staff, much is often said about the fast, physical and fi t style of play the Students exhibit and the overall superior strength and conditioning of our players, this can be attributed to Tom and Shane. They are the backbone of the Colts performance. If you saw the Colts Grand Finals, you would have seen the athletes they have created. The management of Ed Walgien and substitute managers make Saturdays seem a lot easier then they truly are with the amount of administration. A true behind the scenes job but done with great pride and attention. Ed running the fi eld set up and logistics, those little tasks that don t look like much but make a world of difference to a coach. To the supporters and parents who made it the games throughout the season, it means a lot to the players and I to see you there. Special mention to Megan Bartlett who played a big role keeping our supporters and parents connected to the Club and team. Craig Fear for keeping us up to date with key milestones and statistics. The medical and physiotherapy support the Club provides to the players is unmatched in the Sydney Club Rugby competition and is one of the foundations on which the Club has built its success. Thank you to George Guyatt and Mohammed Mo Jomaa for your contribution. The support and leadership of President, Angus Stuart and off-fi eld staff David Haigh and Kirsty Stevens who shape the environment of the Club continually to let everyone else maximise their time coaching or playing in the jersey. Milan Basson on the run against Warringah during round 15s Super Saturday Robert Taylor 1st Colts Head Coach 46 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

47 1st Colts Report 1st Colts 2017 Premiers defeating Easts in the Grand Final The 2016 Colts set an extremely high standard for the st Colts to chase down. At the start of the season we had two goals; continual improvement each week and to better the 2016 Colts season in every aspect. With around 60% of the squad returning from 2016 characters were put to the test, it says a lot about them as people and about SUFC as a club for them to come back and perform even better, no one wanted to settle for past glories or were intimated by lofty goals, simply, they wanted to better it. In my eyes they certainly surpassed 2016, not by the results but by the performances and effort to get better every week, at times in 2016 our focus waived, this year I felt we were highly aware of those potential lows and responded to them by attacking them. The other mark of growth from 2016 was the promotion of talent; many players were playing signifi cant roles in 1st Grade or other Grade teams. There were the established eligible Colts playing 1st Grade like Lachlan Swinton and Theo Strang, with another seven players who would go onto play 1st Grade. In 2nd Grade, Harry Potter and Daniel Calavassy were infl uential in to the team s success. In total 16 Colts stepped up to Grade throughout the season and they weren t just there to make up the numbers or play the last few minutes in games, they were rightfully there in a starting role and at times winning the player of the day award. During the season, there were a number of games which stood out as season defi ning games for the 1st Colts team. In particular the round 2 battle with Manly at home, the round 3 demolishing of Randwick 69 5 and the grind against Parramatta under lights, but the game that really stood out for me was against Eastwood in round 10 at T.G Millner. In that game, we suffered a few setbacks, fi rst we had our starting tight head prop injured late in the warm up and had to drag a prop from the 2nd Colts match who had already played a full game, we then had our outside centre, James Armstrong red carded halfway through the fi rst half and received a further yellow card in the second half. While many teams would use this as an excuse for a poor performance, Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 47

48 we thrived on the challenge. We weren t fl ustered, we just adapted to the problem and continually came up with solutions, it was an ice cold performance and to win 22 0 against a team that was 2nd on the table at the time, in their own backyard was something really special. I knew from there we would be able to recall that challenge in the future. By the end of the round robin play, we had matched 2016 and remained undefeated. From there we played and beat Warringah 50-12, Eastwood 48-5 in the semi-fi nal and won against Eastern Suburbs in the Grand Final. Last year we easily beat Eastwood in the Preliminary Final, then played a fi nal like game against Randwick in the Semi and played extremely well. The 2016 Grand Final was an amazing feeling to win in extra time after coming from behind in the last few minutes, but when I met with the returning Colts early in 2017 we felt we had not fi nished the year in a way that refl ected our season. When planning this season, we really locked onto the commitment to just keep getting better and if we are lucky to get into the fi nals, we would stay true to that as well. No taking our foot off, we wanted to leave an impression that this was one very good Colts team, no questions asked. The Grand Final was a fi tting performance for our vision, it was a masterful display, we had the ability to score from anywhere and no matter what from. There were a number of tries created from scrums, lineouts, turnover, attacking kicks, power plays and set plays, that is what we had been working on all season, working towards an ultimate vision that our supporters would be proud of. I am looking forward to seeing the continual growth of the graduating Colts of 2017 as they progress onto Grade, what they have achieved is memorable but now is the time to replicate that effort at the next level in club rugby. I am also looking forward to assisting the 2018 returning Colts in every way possible to surpass the 2017 group. Three very important acknowledgements must go to my Assistant Coach, Joe Horn-Smith and Captain of the troops, Peter Fenwicke and a special thank you to the Colts Manager, Ed Walgien for his unconditional support for SUFC Colts rugby, we could not do what we love without his time and passion to serve. Rob Taylor 1st Colts Head Coach 1st Colts half-time team talk 48 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

49 Best Fresher, James Armstrong fends off an Eastwood defender Ratu Rotuisolia was very impressive in his fi rst year at the Club picking up the Most Promising Colt Award for 2017 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 49

50 2nd Colts Report 2nd Colts celebrate their Grand Final win The fi rst four rounds saw 2nd Colts produce some ordinary results, suffering defeats to Eastern Suburbs, Randwick and Northern Suburbs, going into round 5 our record was 1 from 4. Some words of wisdom from Ray Hudd and Charles Carter (who returned to the coaching team), triggered something in the young group and they knew that a huge performance was required to instill their presence on the competition. That afternoon the boys managed to pile on 40 unanswered points against the then competition leaders Gordon, after that convincing victory 2nd Colts went on a 14 game winning streak not losing another game in the regular season to fi nish in 3rd position. Our winning streak came to an abrupt end in week 1 of the fi nals as we suffered our fi rst defeat in 14 rounds at the hands of Northern Suburbs; we thought our season was over. However, we were gifted a lifeline when Eastern Suburbs defeated Southern Districts later that afternoon meaning we went through to the Semi-fi nals as the highest placed loser. This meant facing old rivals and minor premiers, Randwick for a spot in the big dance. The semi-fi nal match was one Charles and I will never forget. It was extremely close for the 70 minutes with neither team gaining any strong leads, with three minutes to go the scores were locked at 17 apiece. Randwick had the attacking position in our 22 and they were applying immense pressure. They slotted a fi eld goal that took the game to with just two minutes left on the clock. The re-start saw the Galloping Greens return kick the footy, Will Terry took it on the full and carried hard down the far touchline towards the posts at Chatswood Oval, a cynical penalty by a desperate Randwick defender resulted in a yellow card after the buzzer. The boys had one fi nal chance, they remained cool, calm and collected, taking a quick tap to score a fi ve pointer and steal a narrow win, booking their place in the Grand Final at Concord Oval. The following week saw us play Eastern Suburbs in the decider, the team trained well throughout the week and never took their foot off the accelerator until presentation night the following Friday. The end result, a victory and the 2017 trophy. 50 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

51 It was a season where we had players relieved of their duties in 2nds Colts and sent back to 3rd Colts to develop their skills while also providing opportunities for some players to prove themselves to the coaching staff, in doing so earning them promotion to 1st Colts. In particular, Josh Sheridan, Tim Lilomaiava and Josh Hardie who were all stand outs and ended up performing above and beyond in all three Colts teams. Josh Sheridan was rewarded for his efforts with the 2nd Colts Best Forward award at the 2017 Presentation Night. It was great to see the individual development and growth of such young players, many fresh out of school and some still in school. Throughout the season there was a player in the backline that consistently performed week in, week out. Sean Anese, never took a backward step, he constantly carried the ball with intent, breaking the line on many occasions to score some special tries. Sean s performance throughout the season saw him make his Grade debut and collect the Best Back award for nd Colts Coaches, Charles Carter and James Caterson Hooker, Tim Lilomaiva celebrates a try Best Back, Sean Anese breaks free from his opposition Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 51

52 Special mention must go to Josh Hardie and Connor Grindal (Captain) who played major parts in the team throughout the year and unfortunately were unable to take the fi eld due to injury. I d like to personally thank Charles Carter for his support, for a bloke who has been involved in the Club for 20 plus years at all levels, to come back and help me coach the 2nd Colts throughout the year has been absolutely tremendous honour. Also, a huge thank you to Rob Taylor, all the other coaches, volunteers and staff that have contributed to the Club, especially to the Colts program throughout the year. Up the Students! James Caterson 2nd Colts Coach Best forward, Josh Sheridan dives over the line 2nd Colts 2017 Premiers defeating Easts in the Grand Final 52 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

53 3rd Colts Report 3rd Colts celebrate a win with the club song It was a stellar season for the SUFC Colts as they became the pride of the Club with a monumental contribution that saw 12 plus Colts playing in the Senior Grades as the curtain came down on the 14th consecutive Club Championship for SUFC in the fi nal round of the competition. For 3rd Colts, a 16 game winning streak in the regular season would reward the team with a hard fought Minor Premiership and a relatively easy path to the Grand Final playing Parramatta (6th) and Eastern Suburbs (4th) in the quarter and semi fi nal respectively. Hindsight is a very valuable tool and in losing the Grand Final to Randwick it was potentially that fact that Randwick had a very consistent line up for the last third of the season and throughout the fi nal series that gave them the edge on the big day. Sydney University 3rd Colts had to deal with a considerable amount of player movements through the same period and never quite bedded down vital combinations with consistency and continuity of selection. That being said Randwick were the better and more disciplined team on the day and deserve their victory. Aidan Moore was the team captain and had a mercurial season refi ning his leadership skills by setting a great example both on and off the fi eld and with true passion for the Club. Aidan also won Best Forward by virtue of accruing the highest number of best and fairest points. Will Wennerbom won the Best Back award in a season that saw him start with a bang for 1st Grade against the NSW U20 Blue Gen team, incur a major ACL Injury, rehabilitate back to full strength and then steer many Grade and Colts teams to victories that eventually secured the Club Championship - Well done Will. Aidan Moore and Sofi lino Latu prepare for a scrum Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 53

54 3rd Colts Best Back, Will Wennerbom was a stand out throughout the season Over the season the team scored 674 points and conceded 238 points for a difference of 436 across the entire season. The team fi nished Minor Premiers on 79 competition points with the nearest rival Eastwood accumulating 65 points, the difference of 14 points being the biggest winning margin for any team in the SRU premier competition. The team scored a total of 71 tries across the season and the top try scorers were Sydney Malifa (10), Toby Dickinson (9) and Joshua Hardie (6). The goal kickers were able to convert 44 of the 71 tries with Joshua Hardie (20), Edward Renton (12) and Will Wennerbom (6) doing the lion s share of the kicking. Sydney Malifa was 3rd Colts top try scorer of the season The team only kicked 4 penalty goals all season with two for Will Wennerbom and two for Joshua Hardie. As 3rd Colts is usually comprised of the new players to the Club they have the additional task of learning and integrating with the club culture and adjusting their young lives to the expectations of the SUFC rugby program, University curriculum and the workforce. In this regard the 3rd Colts team climbed an enormous mountain and grew very quickly into exceptional young men and adults along the way. Gabriel Enright 3rd Colts Coach Josh Hardie on the attack against West Harbour 54 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

55 SUWRC President s Report I speak on behalf of all our SUWRC community when I say thank you to the SUFC for the greater inclusion in your culture, training and game day activities. It has been a very big year for the Sydney University Women s Rugby Club and the passion has really been shown by our players. SUWRC has absolutely loved the opportunity to participate in pre-season training, attend events together, buy into the lion behaviours (lioness behaviours in our case) and support each other on game days. The on-fi eld success during that period is evidenced by the success of the Club in the 2017 season and the number of players playing representative rugby for the Wallaroos, Sydney XVs, Barbarians, Greater Sydney Rams, New South Wales 7s, as well as the AON Macquarie University 7s and University of New England team. We started our 22nd year ready to get the job done, in the hope to retain our premiership title for the third year in a row. We were very grateful to be able to play a number of our round games in the 2017 season at the SUFG (No. 2 Oval), including our semi-fi nal. It was fi tting to play our fi rst home game on the main fi eld against Campbelltown clocking in a 93-0 victory and show we meant business. We did well to make the grand fi nal losing three of our starting players the week before, but the Warringah Ratettes were too good on the day, running out winners. Congratulations Warringah. With a new season came some new faces; a new coach and new players. New training opportunities from pre-season with SUFC to strength & conditioning sessions at the David Mortimer HP Facilities, Saturday morning identity hills and a new respect for the training that SUFC participated in. I feel our club culture has grown immensely as a Women s team, as well as across the two clubs as both the men and women grew respect for the effort and commitment both groups put in almost all year round. A highlight of the off-fi eld culture for me was witnessing Culture Night where some of the men and women were able to share stories, language, food and dance that is traditional to their heritage. What a fabulous celebration! SUWRC ended the Season as Minor Premiers Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 55

56 REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS SUWRC saw a large number of representative honours across 2017: Wallaroos World Cup and NZ Tests: Grace Hamilton, Ashleigh Hewson (captain in NZ) Wallaroos extended squad: Michelle Bailey, Iliseva Batibasaga, Emily Chancellor, Grace Hamilton, Ashleigh Hewson Sydney XVs (2017 Premiers): Iliseva Batibasaga, Kimberley Davey, Emily Chancellor, Grace Hamilton, Ashleigh Hewson, Fiona Jones, Kirrily Laws, Penelope Leiataua, Sera Naiqama, Tasmin Sheppard Barbarians: Barbara Waddell Great Sydney Rams in the Chikarovski Cup: Iliseva Batibasaga, Natalie Crow, Jade Fonua, Kirrily Laws, Brittany Leauane, Penelope Leiataua, Isabella Parkman, Tasmin Sheppard, Bronte Stutchbury, Haruka Takahashi, Celine Tan, Claire Zanotti, Barbara Waddell Aussie 7s extended squad: Darcie Morisson Aussie 7s youth: Natalie Crow, Montanta Walters AON University 7s squad (Macquarie University): Emily Chancellor (captain), Claudia Bell, Freya Clayhills, Sarah Halvorsen, Darcie Morisson, Montana Walters AON University 7s squad (UNE): Natalie Crow, Grace Hamilton Ash Hewson and Grace Hamilton representated Australia in the Women s World Cup in August A special mention must go to Josephine and Tony Sukkar and all of Buildcorp for continuing to be our greatest supporters and always fi ghting for women s rugby. Thanks to Ralph s Café and the Panebianco family for coming on board as a sponsor. To Angus Stuart, Kirsty Stevens, Dave Haigh, Tom Carter, Nicolai Morris and the SUFC team; thanks for investing your time into our club and welcoming us as part of the one family for We hope to continue to grow and develop as one club into 2018 and beyond. Barbara Waddell SUWRC President NSW 7s Blue team (Runners Up): Emily Chancellor, Sarah Halvorsen, Darcie Morisson NSW 7s White team (Plate Winners): Kirrily Laws, Barbara Waddell, Montana Walters NSW 7s Youth Blue team (Runners Up): Tamyka Laws NSW 7s Youth White team (Plate Winners): Natalie Crow SUWRC Representatives joined by Josephine and Tony Sukkar at the National Championships 56 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

57 Players Player Taz Sheppard putting in a huge hit on a Campelltown defender SUWRC team at Presentation Night Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 57

58 Juniors Report 2017 was again a very successful year for Sydney Uni juniors. Our success is not just measured on the fi eld but by the advances we have made off the fi eld in putting in place some structures to take the Districts Juniors going forward. Grassroots rugby is a term bandied about by seemingly all and sundry involved in this great game but talk is invariably cheap and players and parents care more about what is actually happening than what is being discussed in the press and by those who are numerous pay grades higher than us mere volunteers. Plenty has been said about what should be done but in the meantime Junior rugby continues apace and we continue to try and facilitate the process of turning mini rugby players into junior rugby players and then into seniors and to instil in them a spirit and a passion for the game. Whether it be for your club, your district, your Shute Shield team, your Super Rugby Franchise or the Wallabies. It starts from the bottom, not from the top. REP RUGBY In terms of on fi eld performance Uni Juniors had teams competing in every age group from Under 11s to Under 15s in this year s State Club Championships on the June long weekend. We also had a 10s team in the NSW 10s Gala day held on the 23rd July and they had a very enjoyable experience whilst also having their eyes opened to the standard (& size) of some of the other districts 10yr olds. A big thanks to Balmain s Mick Roche & Greg Peacocke for their help with this promising crew. The 11s made the step up from a one day carnival to a two day carnival and again it s a learning experience for players and coaches alike to the endurance needed for these occasions but the team spirit that grew in such a short time will stand this team in good stead going forward. Petersham s Ben Stephens, Sydney Uni Juniors Representatives 58 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

59 Richard Chen & Balmain s Ant Prior directed this team superbly and I m sure are preparing an assault on the Under 12 s in The 12s had an arduous weekend due to the awful weather with their carnival which was played at three different venues over the three days as the SJRU did a great job in not only putting the tournament on but managing to fi nish all age groups. Despite the travel involved the 12 s made it through to the semi-fi nals which was a fantastic performance and of which all parents and coaching staff should be extremely proud given the high standard of play on display. Boony Volkman continues the fi ne tradition of the Volkman family involvement in Canterbury & Sydney Uni Junior rugby with a stellar coaching performance while Sandy Palmer was a terrifi c manager. Mention should also be made of Boony winning the NSW Rugby s Female Community Coach of the year, accepted gratefully by her sister at a fancy Waratah s function while Boony was coaching her Canterbury 12s to a Friday night Grand Final win! The 13s came together as a group in a way of which all involved at Uni rugby could be extremely proud. The morning after the tragic news of the sudden death of Warringah senior player Lachie Ward our boys were due to play the Warringah 13s fi rst up. Our players of their own volition approached the Warringah management, offered their condolences and asked if at the end of the game, regardless of the result, if their team might join in a group prayer for their friend. I received several letters from parents and offi cials as to the gesture and to the impact it had made on them and wanting to pass on their thanks. These are the moments that rugby offers up every now and again that reinforces all that we believe is great about this game. The 13 s on fi eld performance could best be described as fair to middling but they have started something and are looking to go forward as a team. They are even just about to start their offseason! This team is going places and Adam Dunn is the major reason behind this. His commitment is infectious and the boys hang on his every word because of it. Throw in a passionate manager, Karyn Ortolani, and a terrifi c bunch of parents and this is a team to watch. The 14s was a successful joint venture with our good friends from West Harbour as both districts didn t have enough players to form their own teams. To deny these boys the opportunity for a long weekend in Orange would have been a tragedy as the 14s comp up there is almost a rite of passage for Junior Rep players and is a terrifi c weekend away for all involved. Again the results on the fi eld weren t great but I also received letters from parents and locals commending our team s behaviour and sportsmanship on and off the fi eld which is reward enough. Mention fi rstly must be made of Siobhan Seiuli, Jason Lacey and Marcus Wuromus Hilzinger from West Harbour who initiated and then facilitated an extremely successful joint venture that allowed 23 boys the opportunity to have a great weekend of footy in Orange. Canterbury s Stephen McDonagh, whose logistical expertise managed to feed, accommodate and transport the team and Dan Tevita for his help in preparing and coaching the boys. We also managed to get a player (Jamie Clarke) into the Sydney 14s team to play country, especially satisfying as Jamie hadn t been selected by Gordon and the opportunity we gave him allowed the chance to achieve higher honour. The 15s is perhaps our signature side with the core group of players having played all the way up through the age groups for Uni. They again made the Grand Final (3rd year in a row) but yet again fell just short, this time by a point to a very well drilled Eastwood team. Their performance was rewarded with all players gaining selection in either the 15s Southern Zone or Barbarians for the Zone carnival (the next step up after the State Champs). Three players (Tyler Afoa, Jordan Swann & Jarome Williams) then went onto represent Sydney V Country and fi nally ten players made the Rays team and two the Rams for the NSW 15 Junior Gold Cup. The Sydney Rays won the Southern conference and are headed up to the Gold Coast to play the winners of the Northern Conference in the Cup Final. A big thanks here to Jeff Afoa & Tas Volkman for their continued support and preparation of this team and to Mike Green for the thankless task of managing 23 x 15yr olds! Also a big thank you to the parents that make this team so much fun to be involved with and who have ferried them all over the place this year as the boys went through four layers of rep footy. Who knows, maybe next year? Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 59

60 These rep teams wouldn t function without all the support staff behind the scenes and these coaches and managers are more often than not those who are already volunteering for their clubs so the extra effort they put in for the rep season is greatly appreciated. We also managed to get some senior players down to help out and the value of this cannot be underestimated. Paddy Ryan in particular was a hit and we thank him for giving up his Monday evenings to help out. To the other senior players and talented athletes who gave up their time during the season you probably don t fully appreciate the impact you have on these young impressionable rugby players but its huge and we would only like more next year. You don t need to be a 1st Grader (at fi rst they didn t know who Paddy Ryan was! Or Jake Gordon or Tolu Latu), just that they were real Sydney Uni players who turned up and cared. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM This was the most satisfying aspect of the Building on the excellent ground work of Ivan Pomare we were extremely fortunate to pick up the services of Uni Senior player, Chris Talakai as our Junior Development Offi cer for the season. It s hard to quantify just how much of a positive effect Chris has had this year. His enthusiasm, knowledge and ability have been a huge asset to call upon. He has worked tirelessly with our feeder clubs (Balmain, Canterbury & Petersham) whether by hands on coaching or organising the Uni talented athlete players to come along and assist with all age groups. He also got players and parent s tickets for the senior games and it was great to see so many juniors attending senior games and growing that tribalism. He got very involved with the coaching of our rep sides and late in the season organised our fi rst coach the coaches session under the NSW Rugby initiative which was held at Camperdown. These are all programs we are very keen to continue and develop to improve the product we can offer to new aspiring rugby players within our district. It has become apparent that any top level (read ARU) assistance with our grassroots development might be some time coming so it s up to us here within the University district to drive these development programs ourselves. Sydney Juniors recognise this as well and going forward more emphasis will be put on them dealing with the Districts rather than the individual clubs. To this end we hope that the work of Chris will just be the start of the Sydney University Clubs involvement with the juniors as we look to build a genuine pathway from Under 10s (& even the minis) through to the very successful Uni Colts program. It s not just a great opportunity it s almost an obligation for us to invest in this great pool of keen, growing rugby players. Canterbury were crowned u15 NSW State Champions in October 60 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

61 THANK YOU In conclusion I would like to thank the following individuals for their tireless dedication to Sydney University Juniors: Adam Dunn & Dan Waterworth, who as President & Club coach at Petersham juniors have been amazing supporters of what we have been trying to achieve at Uni Juniors and have backed our initiatives to the hilt. Matt Purcell, who has done a terrifi c job as the new Balmain Juniors President and welcomed us into their club and built on our connection, Paul Dagarin, another new junior club President at Canterbury, who despite all sorts of internal speedbumps was 110% committed to our UNI juniors endeavours, providing us access to their ground, equipment, and clubhouse as well as sound counsel when needed. our juniors thus enabling us to provide rep rugby that is the cheapest in Sydney. This commitment along with a fantastic group of passionate volunteers allows us to offer up an opportunity for these young club footballers to develop and grow and hopefully become the best they can be, as players and young men, Juniors, we never give up. Fergus Duncan Sydney University Juniors President It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge all the support we have got from Kirsty Stevens in the SUFC Admin offi ce, including the organisation of our Juniors Rep Jersey Presentation Dinner at No.1 Oval, the online registration process, helping out with all our player merchandise and our funding efforts. Finally I would like to thank David Haigh in particular as well as Angus Stuart and the SUFC Committee for their unwavering continued support of our program without which the Juniors would not have fl ourished in to what it is today. The SUFC heavily subsidises Juniors from Canterbury and Petersham lead 1st Grade out for their clash against Southern Districts Chris Talakai providing some additional coaching to the Petersham Juniors Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 61

62 Club Statistics RESULTS ROUND 1 SUFC vs. Eastern Suburbs 1st Grade 25 vs. 16 2nd Grade 48 vs. 38 3rd Grade 14 vs. 10 4th Grade 31 vs. 3 Eastern Suburbs vs. SUFC 1st Colts 24 vs. 33 2nd Colts 31 vs. 25 3rd Colts 19 vs. 17 ROUND 5 SUFC vs. Gordon 1st Grade 47 vs. 21 2nd Grade 12 vs. 28 3rd Grade 20 vs. 22 4th Grade 24 vs. 33 Gordon vs. SUFC 1st Colts 17 vs. 33 2nd Colts 0 vs. 40 3rd Colts 19 vs. 32 ROUND 2 Manly vs. SUFC 1st Grade 36 vs. 10 2nd Grade 24 vs. 41 3rd Grade 36 vs. 14 4th Grade 15 vs. 17 SUFC vs. Manly 1st Colts 22 vs. 21 2nd Colts 47 vs. 7 3rd Colts 54 vs. 5 ROUND 6 Penrith vs. SUFC 1st Grade 21 vs. 52 2nd Grade 7 vs. 83 3rd Grade 19 vs. 46 * 4th Grade 0 vs. 28 * SUFC vs. Penrith 1st Colts 95 vs. 10 2nd Colts 62 vs. 0 3rd Colts 48 vs. 17 * ROUND 3 Randwick vs. SUFC 1st Grade 28 vs. 27 2nd Grade 19 vs. 57 3rd Grade 12 vs. 19 4th Grade 10 vs. 31 SUFC vs. Randwick 1st Colts 69 vs. 5 2nd Colts 7 vs. 17 ROUND 7 SUFC vs. Warringah 1st Grade 33 vs. 29 2nd Grade 24 vs. 31 3rd Grade 20 vs. 24 4th Grade 38 vs. 17 1st Colts 60 vs. 22 2nd Colts 37 vs. 10 3rd Colts 34 vs. 15 3rd Colts 32 vs. 14 ROUND 8 ROUND 4 SUFC vs. Northern Suburbs 1st Grade 24 vs. 41 2nd Grade 15 vs. 15 3rd Grade 40 vs. 34 4th Grade 26 vs. 14 Northern Suburbs vs. SUFC 1st Colts 20 vs. 41 West Harbour vs. SUFC 1st Grade 40 vs. 38 2nd Grade 14 vs. 55 3rd Grade 12 vs. 21 4th Grade 14 vs. 27 1st Colts 0 vs. 78 2nd Colts 0 vs. 46 3rd Colts 12 vs. 45 2nd Colts 15 vs. 7 3rd Colts 0 vs Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

63 ROUND 9 SUFC vs. Southern Districts 1st Grade 54 vs. 36 2nd Grade 19 vs. 26 3rd Grade 33 vs. 3 4th Grade 43 vs. 5 Southern Districts vs. SUFC 1st Colts 14 vs. 47 2nd Colts 22 vs. 57 3rd Colts 12 vs. 45 ROUND 14 SUFC vs. Manly 1st Grade 30 vs. 30 2nd Grade 17 vs. 25 3rd Grade 34 vs. 32 4th Grade 43 vs. 12 Manly vs. SUFC 1st Colts 5 vs. 33 2nd Colts 12 vs. 78 3rd Colts 0 vs. 28 * ROUND 10 Eastwood vs. SUFC 1st Grade 29 vs. 15 2nd Grade 36 vs. 43 3rd Grade 17 vs. 24 4th Grade 12 vs. 14 1st Colts 3 vs. 22 2nd Colts 19 vs. 26 3rd Colts 7 vs. 19 ROUND 15 Warringah vs. SUFC 1st Grade 35 vs. 20 2nd Grade 36 vs. 22 3rd Grade 35 vs. 19 4th Grade 8 vs. 14 1st Colts 27 vs. 33 2nd Colts 0 vs. 43 3rd Colts 17 vs. 22 ROUND 11 SUFC vs. Parramatta 1st Grade 42 vs. 12 2nd Grade 64 vs. 20 3rd Grade 31 vs. 10 4th Grade 37 vs. 14 1st Colts 22 vs. 0 2nd Colts 50 vs. 10 3rd Colts 19 vs. 7 ROUND 16 SUFC vs. Eastwood 1st Grade 32 vs. 22 2nd Grade 58 vs. 23 3rd Grade 29 vs. 29 4th Grade 8 vs. 5 1st Colts 38 vs. 20 2nd Colts 45 vs. 34 3rd Colts 34 vs. 12 ROUND 12 SUFC vs. West Harbour 1st Grade 31 vs. 40 2nd Grade 47 vs. 24 3rd Grade 66 vs. 5 4th Grade 31 vs. 0 1st Colts 69 vs. 19 2nd Colts 51 vs. 5 3rd Colts 63 vs. 0 ROUND 17 Gordon vs. SUFC 1st Grade 25 vs. 27 2nd Grade 7 vs. 40 3rd Grade 0 vs. 73 4th Grade 7 vs. 60 SUFC vs. Gordon 1st Colts 48 vs. 12 2nd Colts 33 vs. 7 3rd Colts 36 vs. 7 ROUND 13 Northern Suburbs vs. SUFC 1st Grade 35 vs. 37 2nd Grade 18 vs. 48 3rd Grade 10 vs. 22 4th Grade 25 vs. 24 SUFC vs. Northern Suburbs 1st Colts 51 vs. 5 2nd Colts 17 vs. 5 3rd Colts 33 vs. 25 ROUND 18 Parramatta vs. SUFC 1st Grade 31 vs. 80 2nd Grade 26 vs. 68 3rd Grade 14 vs. 65 4th Grade 14 vs. 64 1st Colts 17 vs. 66 2nd Colts 18 vs. 36 3rd Colts 26 vs. 12 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 63

64 PRELIMINARY FINALS SUFC vs. Warringah 2nd Grade 28 vs. 15 SUFC vs. Manly 3rd Grade 20 vs. 18 SUFC vs. Randwick 4th Grade 21 vs. 12 SUFC vs. Warringah 1st Colts 50 vs. 12 SUFC vs. Northern Suburbs 2nd Colts 24 vs. 27 SUFC vs. Parramatta 3rd Colts 41 vs. 5 GRAND FINALS SUFC vs. Eastwood 2nd Grade 51 vs. 14 SUFC vs. Northern Suburbs 4th Grade 17 vs. 14 SUFC vs. Eastern Suburbs 1st Colts 63 vs. 15 SUFC vs. Eastern Suburbs 2nd Colts 27 vs. 10 SUFC vs. Randwick 3rd Colts 12 vs. 29 * Indicates match offi cially recorded as an opposition forfeit, with the competition recording a 28-nil bonus point win to SUFC SEMI-FINALS SUFC vs. Manly 2nd Grade 45 vs. 14 SUFC vs. Warringah 3rd Grade 25 vs. 10 SUFC vs. Gordon 4th Grade 9 vs. 6 SUFC vs. Eastwood 1st Colts 48 vs. 5 SUFC vs. Randwick 2nd Colts 22 vs. 20 SUFC vs. Eastern Suburbs 3rd Colts 34 vs Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

65 GRADE PLAYER GAMES FOR 2017 SEASON NAME 1sts 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths TOTAL GAMES FOR SEASON TOTAL 1ST GRADE GAMES TOTAL CLUB GAMES Amituiani, Ezrah Ammit, Langley Anese, Sean Argiris, Lachlan Armstrong, James Barclay, Sam Batho, Alex Betts, Ben Blair, Jack Blake, Harrison Bliss, Jack Boidin, Tom Borsak, Wayne Brown, Aidan Brown, Dallas Buckling, Calum Burden, Nick Calvassy, Daniel Carolan, Ben Carter, Tom Carver, Will Champion de Crespigny, Nick Chapman, Angus Chapman, Jordan Cheong, Matthew Clements, Tim Close, Ed Clunies-Ross, Henry Coaldrake, Nick Coe, Liam Cowley, Garrick Croker, Harry Cully, Harrison Davidson, Tim Davies, Jack Dowsett, Matt Dunbar, Hamish Elbatoory, Ahmed Fainga'a, Folau Ferris, Andrew Fifi ta, Sam Finau, Jaason Frazer, Hugh Gimeno, Lorenzo Gordon, Jake Gresham, Oliver Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 65

66 NAME 1sts 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths TOTAL GAMES FOR SEASON TOTAL 1ST GRADE GAMES TOTAL CLUB GAMES Halaifonua, Siaosi Hardie, Josh Heslop, Tom Hood, Matthew Horton, Tom Hudd, George Hughes, Ben Ingate, Chris Jackman, Alexander Jeloudev, Greg Johnson-Holmes, Harry Jones, Jack Kagiassis, Christian Kane, James Kennedy, J King, Eddy King, Josh Kingston, Tom Koerstz, Tom Latu, Tolu Leary, Jack Lehmann, George L'Estrange, Eddie Lowndes, Conor Masima, Alex Massey, L Matusewicz, Maciej McCalman, Jack McDonald, Will McDougall, Anthony McDuling, David McFadyen, Tom McIntosh, Callum Merriman, Jack Mihaka, Hamiora Moore, Declan Mosquera, Milton Muller, Patrick Mullin, Malachy Mumm, Dean Narracott, Matt Nery, Sam Nutt, Stewart O'Doherty, Conor O'Doherty, Patrick Oldfi eld, Dylan O'Regan, Rohan O'Shea, Connor Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

67 NAME 1sts 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths TOTAL GAMES FOR SEASON TOTAL 1ST GRADE GAMES TOTAL CLUB GAMES Paea, Alfi e Paea, John Paul, Forrest Pavitt, Tom Perrett, Tom Perri, Adam Phipps, Nick Porter, Guy Potter, Harry Pryor-Lees, Oscar Ravoka, Epeli Redden, Jack Renton, Sam Rhodes, Tomas Ridley, William Robinson, Vincent Ryan, Alistair Ryan, Paddy Schwager, Josh Skelton, Will Stanford, Jack Stanton, Ben Strang, Theo Stumbles, Scott Sukkar, Jordan Summerhayes, Hugh Swinton, Lachlan Tafokitau, Raymond Tagituimua, Mesake Takakura, Kazuki Talakai, Chris Tanginoa, Saia Travers, Banjo Tuirara, Lepani Tuitupau, Will Vieira, Dylan Waddell, Lachlan Wainwright, Jake Washaya, Tinashe Wennerbom, Will Whiteley, Lincoln Whiteley, Mitchell Wicken, Byron Williams, Harrison Williams, Richard Willson, Tom Wilson, Tom TOTAL PLAYERS EACH GRADE Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 67

68 Club Records WALLABIES AND AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES YEAR NAME TESTS AT SUFC TOTAL TESTS WALLABY NO. SUFC WALLABY NO. SUFC AUSTRALIAN REP. NO Marks, H.A Futter, F.C Verge, A.J Manning, J Penman, A.P Hughes, J.C Hammand, C.A Reynolds, L.J Adamson, R.W Beith, B. McN # Gregg, A # Gwynne, F.W # Loudon, D.B # Sheppard, E. MacA Lawton, T Raymond, R.L Farquhar, C.R Fowles, D.G Nothling, O.E Sheehan, W.B.J Stanley, R.G Wallace, A.C Erby, A.B Taylor, H.C Crakanthorp, J.S Hoskins, A.E.R. (Roy) Foote, R.H Ross, A.W Finlay, A.N Storey,G.P # Mann, W.H Burge, R Rosenblum, M.E Hemingway, W.H Phipps, W.J.F # Gibson, J.M # Lamport, N.K(Butts) Love, E.W # Morton, M.F Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

69 YEAR NAME TESTS AT SUFC TOTAL TESTS WALLABY NO. SUFC WALLABY NO. SUFC AUSTRALIAN REP. NO White, W.G.S Hutchinson, F.E Hutchinson, E.E # Oxenham, B.B Buchan, A.J Hardcastle, P.A Johnson, A.P MacBride, J.W.T Piper, B.J.C # Fuller, J.G # Stenmark, J.T.O Emery, N.A Kraefft, D.F Blomley, J Brockhoff, J.D Solomon, H.J Garner, R.L Gudsell, K.E Tooth, R.M Hughes, N.McL # Elliott, F.M Thornett, J.E Phelps, R White, S.W Potts, J.M Magrath, E O.Gorman, J.F Boyce, E.S Boyce, J.S Chapman, G.A # Spence, J.S Crittle, C.P Abrahams, A.M.F Roxburgh, J.R Forman, T.R Darveniza, P Rosenblum, R.G McDonald, B.S Howard, J.L.P McLean, R.A Taylor, J.I Carberry, C.M Davis, R.A # O Hara, K.J Crowe, P.J Curran, D.J Hawker, M.J Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 69

70 YEAR NAME TESTS AT SUFC TOTAL TESTS WALLABY NO. SUFC WALLABY NO. SUFC AUSTRALIAN REP. NO Coolican, J.E # Burrow, G.H C Farr-Jones, N.C # McInerney, J.L Frawley, D.J C FitzSimons, P.J # Dix, D.P.A C Egerton, R.H Harry, R.L.L Williams, R. W. (Jim) C Lyons, D.J C Waugh, P.R Cannon, B.J Vickerman, D.J C Campbell, A.M C Kanaar, A Fitter, D.E.S Huxley, J.L C Burgess, L C Mumm, D.W C Dennis, D.A Barnes, B.S ^ C McCalman,B.J ^ C Phipps, N.J # C McCutcheon, P.J C Ryan, P.J # C Inman, M.B ^ Folau, I C Betham, P.J ^ C Foley, B.T ^ C Carter, S C Charles, N C Weeks, L.S C Skelton, W.R.J ^ C Latu, T.S # C English, T ^ C Robertson, T # C Stirzaker, N # C Gordon, J # C Fainga a, F ^ Philip, M picked for Australia Total Tests played a test when at Uni * Played for Australia versus AIF (non-test) # Players listed with no Tests were selected as reserves in Test sides but did not take the fi eld, or on Wallaby tours but did not play Tests and are not listed as Wallabies. This list includes them as Australian representatives. ^ Denotes current Wallabies/Australian representatives (Tests to 29/11/2017) C - denotes Wallabies/Australian representatives that have come through the Colts system since 1984, (26) Updated 29/11/ Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

71 SUFC WINS AND LOSSES FIRST DIVISION YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR BIGGEST LOSS Easts Eastwood Gordon Manly Norths Parramatta Penrith Randwick Southern Districts Warringah West Harbour LAST NIL WIN AND NIL LOSS CLUB YEAR WIN YEAR LOST Easts Eastwood Gordon Manly Norths Parramatta Never Penrith Never Randwick Southern Districts Warringah West Harbour LAST DRAWN GAME IN SHUTE SHIELD CLUB YEAR SCORE PLAYED AT Easts Woollahra Oval Eastwood Uni No.1 Oval Gordon Chatswood Oval Manly Uni No.2 Oval Norths North Sydney Oval Parramatta Granville Park Penrith Never Randwick Uni No.1 Oval Southern Districts Forshaw Oval Warringah Uni No.2 Oval West Harbour Uni No.1 Oval SECOND DIVISION YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR BIGGEST LOSS Campbelltown Never Canterbury Never Hornsby Liverpool Never Macquarie University Mosman Nepean Never Smithfi eld Never UNSW EX-FIRST DIVISION YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR BIGGEST LOSS Canberra Kookaburras Canberra Vikings Drummoyne Drummoyne UTS Never Illawarra Never Newcastle North Sydney Port Hacking St George Western Suburbs Also vs Wests Subs INTERNATIONAL TEAMS YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR British Lions Samoa BIGGEST LOSS New Zealand (Uni team only) New Zealand *** ***Note Uni was joined by Wallaroo as a combined side Vs New Zealand for this game. New Zealand Natives EARLY CLUBS YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR Albion Maitland Albion Petersham Australian Club 1865?? Aust Garrison Hospitals Arforma BIGGEST LOSS Bath Balmain Balmain Wellington Brisbane Grammar 1898?? Brisbane Past Grammar Buccaneer Burwood Lost Calder House Cambridge-Stanmore Camden College Cammeray Carlton City & Suburban ?? Civil Service 1874?? Combined Banks C bined Clubs Brisbane Combined High Schools Combined GPS 1st & 2nd Combined Metro Combined Referees XV Combined Sydney Clubs Darlinghurst School ?? Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 71

72 EARLY CLUBS YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR Double Bay Dubbo BIGGEST LOSS Duntroon Military Clge Eglinton School???? Elvira Eurotah Glebe-Balmain Glebe Glenhead G.P.S. Old Boys Hartley Branch Union H.M.S. Rosaria Lindfi eld Lyndhurst College 1873?? Marrickville Maryleborne Military Civil Cricket Club and on the Newcastle/Hunter Reps Newington College Newtown Newtown Waratahs NSW 2nd XV? Won Northern Districts North Shore 1874?? North Steyne Oaklands School Oxford (Sydney) Paddington Elect Petersham Pirate R.F.C Police Queensland Qld Past Grammar Sch Redfern Rockdale ?? Rosedale and on the Southern Districts NSW ?? South Sydney Strathfi eld St. Leonards Sydney F.C and on the Sydney Grammar School Sydnet Training College SUFC Undergraduates Lost Teachers College ?? The Armidale School EARLY CLUBS YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR The Kings School The World 1874?? Toxteth BIGGEST LOSS United Services Victoria Victorian Colleges ?? Victorian Medical Sch ?? YMCA Wallaroo Waratah Waverley Wentworth Western Districts Zealandia th Queens own Regiment TOUR GAMES YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR Albury R.F.C ?? Auckland City Bathurst BIGGEST LOSS Boomerangs (QLD) Brisbane C bined Sch ?? Brisbane Easts (Tigers) Brothers Brisbane Cabbg s U/23 s (Fra) Californian Bears Canterbury (NZ) Castricum Amsterdam (Neth) 1987?? Chancellor s XV 1983 Lost Christchurch High Old Boys Club El Nationale (Arg) C bined Melbourne XV C bined Public Sch ?? Combined South California Cooma Crusaders Development XV Cumberland College Dunedin (NZ) Elche Selection (Spn) Glen Innes Goulburn Goulburn College Won Hartepool Rovers (Eng) Hawaii XV Highfi eld R.F.C. (Ire) Hindu R.C. (Arg) Inverell Ipswich R.C Jnr. Grizzlies, San Diego 1987?? 72 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

73 TOUR GAMES YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR BIGGEST LOSS Leinster Development XV Lormont-Cenon (Fra) Madrid Selection (Spn) 1995?? Mackay (Qld) Mudgee New York Aliens XV New York Selection XV Otago Development XV Otago Province Rockhampton ?? Santa Rosa (Arg) Socredad (Arg) 2010?? South Californian (All Stars) Sportiva (Arg) Sunnybank Brisbane Te Auta College (NZ) 1904 Won Townsville United Hospitals XV Wagga R.F.C ?? Walgett (NSW) Wasp s U/23 s (Eng) 1987 GAME CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Wellington (NSW) Wellington (NZ) Western Brisbane Bulldogs OTHER UNIVERSITIES YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR BIGGEST LOSS Adelaide Uni American Combined Uni ANU Auckland-Massey Uni (NZ) Auckland Uni/College (NZ) Brisbane Uni Bristol Uni (Eng) California Uni (USA) Cambridge Uni (Eng) Canterbury College (NZ) Cardiff Uni (Wales) Club Universitario (Arg) Columbia Uni (USA) Combined Cardiff Uni s 1976? Combined Hospitals (Eng) Combined NZ Uni s Combined Southern Californian (All Stars) Cork Uni (Ire) C.U.B.A. Uni (Arg) Doshisha Uni (Jpn) Dublin Uni F.C. (Ire) Edinburgh Academicals Edinburgh Uni (Sco) 1976? Galway Uni (Ire) Hosei Uni (Jpn) OTHER UNIVERSITIES YEAR Irish Universities 1997? James Cook Uni BIGGEST WIN Kanto Uni (Jpn) Keio Uni (Jpn) Korea University 1996? Longbeach State Uni (USA) Loughborough College (Eng) Madrid Uni (Spn) Meiji Uni (Jpn) YEAR Melbourne Uni (VIC) Lost Newcastle Uni (NSW) BIGGEST LOSS Newcastle Uni (Eng) 1976? New England (NSW) New Zealand Universities Otago Uni (NZ) Oxbridge (Eng) Oxford Uni (Eng) Paris Uni (Fra) Queens College Uni (Ire) Queensland Uni San Jose State Uni Stanford Uni (USA) Swansea Uni (Wales) Tasmania Uni Trinity College Uni (Ire) Uni of Arizona (USA) Uni of Beunos Aires (Arg) Uni College Cardiff (Wales) 1987? Uni College Dublin (Ire) 1987? University College (Ire) Uni of California, Berkley Uni of California, Santa Barbara Uni of California, Long Beach Uni of California, Los Angeles Uni of Las Vegas (USA) USA Combined Uni s UWA UWS UWSH Hawkesbury Victoria College (NZ) Victoria Uni (Aust) Waseda Uni (Jpn) Western Australia Uni World University Barbarians Note: University Teams played against but have no results of games as follows Club Tour: Eight match tour to California/Hawaii (no scores all games)? 1987 Club Tour: Junior Grizzlies/San Diego, Paris Uni, Uni College/Cardiff, Uni College/Dublin. Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 73

74 CLUB RECORDS WHAT SCORING WAS WORTH: YEAR TRIES GOALS P.GOALS F.GOALS GOALS FROM A MARK (GFM) onwards PRE 1900 SEASON NO. 1 OVAL: Was prepared in 1858 for the Sydney University Cricket Club, SUFC fi rst played on it in the winter of 1863 FIRST SUFC 1ST XV CAPTAIN: Micheal O Meara 1865 (known) FIRST TRY RECORDED FOR SUFC PRE 1900 S: George Gordon vs Military and Civil Cricket Club FIRST TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE TO PICK BEST XV: Was in 1876 LONGEST SERVING SELECTORS 6 - E.J.Raper 1878,79,80,81,82 and 83 and J.F.Macmanery 1884,85,86,91,92 and 93 SYDNEY DISTRICT COMPETITION THE FIRST SYDNEY UNIVERSITY 1ST XV, VS SOUTH SYDNEY, LOST 6-11 AT THE AGRICULTURE GROUND: H.D.Wood (Capt), A.W.L.McDowall, C.C.Futter, H.P.Blaney, D.B.Corfe, A.B.S.White, J.Manning, H.Marks, G.B.Thomas, A.I.Blue, CC.Dight, C.S.Browne, H.A.Jones, M.C.Corlette and J.J.Garry FIRST TRY FOR SYDNEY UNI: J.J.Garry verses South Sydney at Agriculture Ground FIRST GOAL FOR SYDNEY UNI: G.B.Thomas verses North Sydney at Agriculture Ground FIRST PENALTY GOAL FOR SYDNEY UNI: G.B.Thomas verses North Sydney at North Sydney Oval FIRST FIELD GOAL FOR SYDNEY UNI: H.P.Blaney verses Western Suburbs at Sydney Cricket Ground MOST SUFC 7 S PLAYERS IN THE OLYMPICS 2016: 3 Ed Jenkins (Captain), Patrick McCutcheon and Tom Kingston (Reserve) OUR OLDEST LIVING WALLABY: Arthur J. Buchan 1946, 72 years ago (born ) now 93 years of age. Wallaby No Played 2 Tests for SUFC, and a total of 10 with us, Randwick and St. George WALLABY TOURISTS: Of the 70 odd Wallaby tours overseas since 1899 only on six occasions has SUFC not had a player on tour. Those years being 1913, 1925, 1975, 1984, 1994 and 1995 MOST WALLABIES IN A WORLD CUP SQUAD, 2015 SEASON: 7 Bernard Foley, Israel Folua, Dean Mumm, Ben McCalman, Nick Phipps, Will Skelton and Sam Carter MOST UNI PLAYERS ON A WALLABY TOUR: 7 South African Tour 1969, Paul Darveniza, Jim Roxburgh, Tony Abrahams, Barry McDonald, John Howard, Terry Forman and Rupert Rosenbulm 7 Spring tour to Britain, Ireland and Italy 2013, Dave Dennis, Paddy Ryan, Ben McCalman, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Peter Betham and Israel Folau 7 Spring tour to Britain, Ireland and France 2014, Ben McCalman, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Israel Folau, Tom Kingston, Sam Carter and Will Skelton MOST SUFC PLAYERS IN A WALLABY 32 MAN SQUAD: August Tolu Latu, Laurie Weeks, Nathan Charles, Sam Carter, Will Skelton, Ben McCalman, Luke Burgess, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Peter Betham, Paddy Ryan, Tom English and Israel Folau Note: Tolu Latu and Laurie Weeks pulled out due to injury. MOST SUFC WALLABIES IN A TEST MATCH, AT THE SAME TIME: 6 Edward Raper (capt), W.G.Mann, W.Flynn, H.M.Bayliss, G.C.Addison, Z.C.Barry, vs New Zealand in New Zealand 1882 tour Note: Not counted as a Test match at this stage. 6 Ben McCalman, Bernard Foley, Israel Folau, Laurie Weeks, Nathan Charles and Nick Phipps, vs France 2nd Test Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Note: Laurie became our 1000th test match player for SUFC, when he ran on as replacement at minute just before Nathan Charles at the minute. 6 Same six as above 3rd Test Allianz Stadium Sam Carter, Ben McCalman, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Peter Betham and Israel Folau, vs Argentina 1st Test CBus Super Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland Note: all 6 players started this Test match. MOST SUFC WALLABIES PICKED IN 23 MAN TEAM FOR A TEST MATCH: 7 Will Skelton, Bernard Foley, Israel Folau, Laurie Weeks (res), Nathan Charles (res), Ben McCalman (res) and Nick Phipps (res) Verses France 2nd Test at Allianz Stadium 7 Nathan Charles, Sam Carter, Israel Folau, Will Skelton (res), Ben McCalman (res), Nick Phipps (res) and Bernard Foley (res) Verses New Zealand 1st Test at ANZ Stadium MOST POINTS SCORED BY SUFC PLAYERS IN A TEST MATCH: 34 Israel Folau 2 tries, Will Skelton try, Nick Phipps try and Bernard Foley 4 goals and 2 pen goals. Score vs France 2nd Test at Allianz Stadium BROTHERS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR NSW AGAINST BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS: 5 sets Bill and Fred Belbridge 1888, Frank and Victor Futter 1904, James and John Hughes 1908, Ed and Tom Carter 2001/2013 and Luke and Mitch Inman (Melbourne Rebels) 2001/2013. Uni players have scored 4 tries, 7 goals and a fi eld goal in the 20 games they have played in SUFC TOTAL AMOUNT OF PLAYERS TO PLAY AGAINST THE BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS: 53 from 1888 to 2013, 12 tours in 125 years. In 1966, Peter Crittle was selected to play the Lions but withdrew with injury. That has been the only time Uni haven t had a player in a NSW team from those 12 tours FIRST SUFC PLAYER TO PLAY FOR THE BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS: Simon Easterby, 2005 tour to New Zealand, Irishman Simon played at Uni in 1995 FIRST UNIVERSITY PLAYER TO SCORE AGAINST TOURING BRITISH LIONS: Percy Colquhoun a drop goal (4 pts) at Sydney Showground lost 4-8 SUFC PLAYERS WHO HAVE CAPTAIN NSW AGAINST THE BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS: Charles Tange times, Wally Matthews 1908 twice, James Hughes 1908 once, Nick Farr-Jones 1989 once, Phil Waugh 2001 once, Dave Dennis 2013 once Note: The above stat gives SUFC, 6 captains from the12 tours of the Lions. 74 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

75 SUFC PLAYER WHO CAPTAIN COMBINED NSW/QLD COUNTRY TEAM AGAINST THE BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS: Tim Davidson 2013 in Newcastle MOST PLAYERS FROM ANY SHUTE SHIELD CLUB, NSW VERSES BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS 2013: 9 Paddy Ryan, Jeremy Tilse, Ollie Atkins, Will Skelton, Pat McCutcheon, Bernard Foley, Tom Carter, Peter Betham, Tom Kingston MOST COMBINED CLUBS PLAYERS VERSES NEW ZEALAND: at SCG Lost Harold Bayliss, P.Flynn, Hedley Hungerford, Jack Shaw, Harry Lee, B.D.Sweetland,? Baker MOST PLAYERS TO BE IN A SUFC 1ST XV WHO REPRESENTED NSW: A.J.McKenzie, H.G. Barker, V.S. Futter, R.W. Harris, H.G.Oxenham, A.D.W. Fisher, C.W. Roe, A.P. Penman, W.F. Matthews, H.M. Moran, J.L. Groundwater, N.R. Johnson (Capt), H. Bullock, C.A. Hammond MOST POINTS SCORED IN A SUPER 15 GAME, BY UNIVERSITY PLAYERS: 33 Waratahs verses Cheetahs at Free State Stadium, Israel Folua 3 tries, Bernard Foley 1 try, 5 goals and 1 pen goals, score Waratahs verses Blues at Sydney Allianz Stadium, Israel Folau 2 tries,bernie Foley 1 try, Tolu Latu 1 try and Paddy Ryan 1 try, Bernie Foley 4 goals, score MOST SUFC SUPER 15 PLAYERS ON FIELD AT ONE TIME: 12 Waratahs verses Rebels (2nd Half) Dave Dennis, Berrick Barnes, Paddy Ryan, Will Skelton, Bernard Foley, Peter Betham, Israel Folau, Lachlan Mitchell, Nick Phipps, Jarrod Saffy, Tom English, Mitch Inman 12 Waratahs verses Rebels (Run on) Paddy Ryan, Will Skelton, Dave Dennis, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Peter Betham, Israel Folau, Luke Burgess, Tom English, Mitch Inman, Lachlan Mitchell, Angus Roberts 12 Waratahs verses Rebels (1st half) Dave Dennis, Will Skelton, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Israel Folau, Tolu Latu, Paddy Ryan, Peter Betham, Laurie Weeks, Luke Burgess, Tom English, Mitch Inman MOST SUPER 15 SUFC PLAYERS IN A SHUTE SHIELD GAME: 12 verses Norths at North Sydney Oval, , Jeremy Tilse, Tolu Latu, Sam Talakai, Ollie Atkins, Will Skelton, Dave Dennis, Tim Davidson, Nick Phipps, Tom Carter, Tom English, Peter Betham, Tom Kingston MOST SUFC NSW PLAYERS VERSES QUEENSLAND: Edward Raper, Harold Baylis, Charles Tange, Jack Shaw, Leo Neill, Percy Colquhoun MOST SUFC WARATAHS ON FIELD AT SAME TIME: 9 verses Western Force (2nd Half) Tom Carter (Capt), Tom Kingston, Bernard Foley, Peter Betham, Paddy Ryan, Will Skelton, Jeremy Tilse, Ollie Atkins, Liam Winton Note: Pat McCutcheon pulled out of this game, just before kick off. 9 verses Western Force Tolo Latu, Dave Dennis (Capt), Will Skelton, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Peter Betham, Israel Folau and two replacements, Paddy Ryan and Pat McCutcheon. Note: Jeremy Tilse never got onto the fi eld as a reserve. MOST SUFC NSW PLAYERS TO TOUR NEW ZEALAND: Edward Raper (Captain), W.G.Mann, W.Flynn, Harold M.Baylis, G.C.Addison, Z.C.Barry MOST SUFC PLAYERS (NOT) ALLOWED TO TOUR: The 1923/24 NSW tour to New Zealand, (six) Uni players were held back to sit for exams, they were Otto E. Nothling, Ron G. Stanley, Arthur B (Snow) Erby, John N. Taylor, W.B.J. (Billy) Sheehan and John S. Crakanthorp. All six played in the second tour match. MOST SUFC PLAYERS, NSW VERSES BRITAIN: at Association Cricket Ground, Lost 2-16 Harold Bayliss, Percy Colquhoun, Cecil White, Charles Tange (capt), Leo Neill, Bill Belbridge, Frank Belbridge,?. Newcome, Jack Shaw at Association Cricket Ground, Lost 2-18 James Moulton, Harold Bayliss, Percy Colquhoun, Charles Tange (capt), Jack Shaw, Leo Neill, Bill Belbridge, Harry Lee MOST SUFC PLAYERS IN A WARATAHS TOURING TEAM (ARGENTINA), 2012 SEASON: 11 Peter Betham, Berrick Barnes, Dave Dennis, Bernard Foley, Pat McCutcheon, Paddy Ryan, Jeremy Tilse, Will Skelton, Tolu Latu, Sam Talakai, Liam Winton MOST SUFC WARATAHS IN A 23 MAN TEAM: 10 verses Highlanders in Dunedin. Bernard Foley, Tom Kingston, Berrick Barnes, Daniel Halangahu (Capt), Pat McCutcheon, Dave Dennis, Dean Mumm, Paddy Ryan (Res), Jono Jenkins (Res) and Tom Carter (Res) 10 verses Rebels in AAMI Park, Melbourne. Dave Dennis (Capt), Will Skelton, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Israel Folau, Jeremy Tilse (Res), Tolu Latu (Res), Paddy Ryan (Res), Patrick McCutcheon (Res) and Peter Betham (Res) 10 verses Hurricanes at Cake Tin, Wellington. Dave Dennis (Capt), Tolu Lato, Will Skelton, Pat McCutcheon, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Peter Bethem, Israel Folau, Paddy Ryan (Res) and Jeremy Tilse (Res) 10 verses Blues at Eden Park, Auckland. Paddy Ryan, Tom Robertson, Will Skelton, Dean Mumm, Dave Dennis, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Israel Folau, Jeremy Tilse (Res), Jim Stewart (Res) MOST SUFC PLAYERS IN A SUPER 15 BACKLINE AT THE SAME TIME: 5 Melbourne Rebels vs Brumbies at Bruce Stadium (2nd Half) Nick Stirzaker, Tom English, Lachlan Mitchell, Mitch Inman, Alex Rokobaro 5 Melbourne Rebels vs Waratahs at Allianz Stadium, (Run on) Luke Burgess, Tom English, Mitch Inman, Lachlan Mitchell, Angus Roberts, (Reserve) Tom Kingston MOST SUFC FORWARDS ON THE FIELD IN A SUPER 15 GAME AT THE SAME TIME: 6 Waratahs vs Sharks at Kings Park, Durban S.A. (2nd Half) Paddy Ryan, Tolu Latu, Jeremy Tilse, Will Skelton, Dave Dennis, Pat McCutheon 6 Waratahs vs Bulls at Allianz Stadium (2nd Half) Same 6 as above MOST SUFC BACKS ON THE FIELD IN A SUPER 15 GAME AT THE SAME TIME: 9 Waratahs Vs Rebels at Alliance Stadium, (Run on) Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Peter Betham, Israel Folau, Luke Burgess, Tom English, Mitch Inman, Lachlan Mitchell, Angus Roberts, (Reserve) Tom Kingston FIRST PLAYER TO NOT ATTEND SYDNEY UNIVERSITY, BUT ALLOWED TO PLAY FOR THEM: Barry McDonald 1969, fi rst season at Uni played 1st grade and later the same year was pick in the Wallabies tour of South Africa. Note: In 1968 you could now play on at Uni after Graduation, but only if you had 80 or more Grade games at SUFC. Failing this rule you had to play with another club. LONGEST SERVING PRESIDENT: 16 years, David Mortimer 2000 till 2015 MOST CLUB GAMES: Rupert Rosenblum 302 ( ) Last game vs Port Hacking at Uni No.1 Oval, 17 seasons Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 75

76 MOST RUGBY BLUES EVER HANDED OUT: In 1937, 21 Blues were presented THE LAST GOAL SCORED ON NO.1 OVAL IN 1ST GRADE: Angus Roberts vs Norths PLAYERS WHO HAVE SCORED A TRY ON THEIR 100TH CLUB GAME, ALL GRADES: M.Griffi n 2001, C.Sproats 2004, E.Carter 2004, L.Inman 2005, N.Hagen 2005, A.Dorney 2006, M.Battishall 2008, T.Walsh 2008, N.Trist 2008, T.Carter 2008, D.Haigh 2009, J.James 2010, N.Duffy 2010, D.Cole-Clarke 2011, H.Dessens 2013, A.King 2013, J.Ellice-Flint 2014, H.Marples 2015, O.Gresham 2016, H.Frazer 2016 PLAYERS WHO HAVE SCORED A TRY ON THEIR 150TH OR 200TH CLUB GAME: M.Griffi n 2003 (150), 2006 (200), N.Trist 2011 (150), 2013 (200), T.Carter 2015 (200), S.Stumbles 2017 (200) LONGEST TIME TO REACH 200TH GRADE GAME: Scott Stumbles, fi rst game 1998, 200th game, 2017 season, 20 Years ONLY PLAYER TO WIN A PREMIERSHIP IN EACH GRADE: Scott Stumbles, fi ve in 1st grade, and one each in 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade Still searching above stat. THE FIRST TRY SCORED ON NO.2 (NEW) OVAL: Angus Roberts vs Eastwood FIRST TIME ALL SUFC TEAMS PLAYED ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON THE SAME GROUND AND A SEWN COAT OF ARMS WAS INTRODUCED ON THE JERSEYS: The year was 1929 NUMBER CHANGE: Note: In 1969 the numbers on the jersey were swapped about, 15 to 1, so No.1 was now prop and No.15 now the fullback. MOST GRAND FINAL APPEARANCES: Tom Carter 13, ten 1st grade, two 2nd grade, one Colts ( ) Tim Davidson 11, nine 1st grade, one 4th grade, one Colts ( ) SUFC HIGHEST POINT SCORER IN CLUB HISTORY: Nathan Trist 1064 ( ) Grade only (1st Grade) 475 points 76 tries, 28 goals, 13 p.goals (Lower Grades) 589 points 68 tries, 90 goals, 23 p.goals MOST GRAND FINAL APPEARANCES BY BROTHERS: Carter brothers 19 Charles, Colts 1995, 1997 and Grade 1998 Ed, Colts 1997 and Grade 1999, 2000 and 2001 Tom, Colts 2002, 2003, Grade 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016 SUFC HIGHEST POINTS SCORER IN CLUB HISTORY, INCLUDING COLTS POINTS: Byron Hodge 1251 ( ) Colts, Lower Grade and 1st Grade points (1st Grade) 210 points 2 tries, 55 goals, 30 p.goals (Lower Grade) 490 points 6 tries, 170 goals, 40 p.goals (Colts) 551 points 7 tries, 180 goals, 52 p.goals TOTAL 1251 points 14 tries, 403 goals, 121 p.goals MOST CAREER TRIES ALL GRADES, 3RD COLTS TO 1ST GRADE SENIOR: Nathan Trist 144 (No Colts tries in this total) DIFFERENT JERSEYS: SUFC wore white jerseys in 1933, reverted back to Gold and Blue stripes the following season. The reason, not sure? ONLY TWO CLUBS IN GRAND FINALS: In 2013, University and Eastwood were the fi rst clubs to play all 4 grades on Grand Final day. Uni won three of these and Eastwood won one FIRST FULLBACK TO SCORE A TRY IN CLUB COMPETITION SINCE 1900: B.W.Cameron Vs Gordon at Chatswood Oval LONGEST PERIOD OF UNI TEAMS MAKING THE SEMI FINALS (GRADE AND COLTS): From 1995 till 2017 season (23 years in a row) a Grade or Colts side made the semis Note: Uni never made semi fi nals in any grade in 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1952, 1957, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1991 NO. 1 OVAL: Our last game on No.1 Oval was verses Northern Suburbs on , 127 years of Rugby on this ground. LONGEST PERIOD OF UNI TEAMS CONTINUOUS APPEARANCES IN GRAND FINALS (GRADE AND COLTS): From 1997 till 2017, 21 years in a row THE LAST PLAYER TO RUN ONTO NO.1 OVAL IN 1ST GRADE: Jack Macklin (reserve No. 22) on THE LAST TRY SCORED ON NO.1 OVAL IN 1ST GRADE: Jim Stewart vs Norths LAST TIME LOST ALL GRADES ON SAME DAY: Verses Eastwood round 8, at T.G.Millner Field Prior to the above date we go back 5 years vs Wests round 4 at No.1 Oval, and before that it was Therefore have lost all grades on same day only three times in the past 21 seasons. 76 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

77 1ST GRADE RECORDS LONGEST SERVING 1ST GRADE COACHES: 9 Paddy McCue 1926,27,32,33,34,35,42,43 and 44 8 J (David) Brockhoff 1967,68,69,70,71,72,73 and 74 7 Brian A Burnett 1982,83,84,91,92,93 and 94 MOST 1ST GRADE GAMES: Rupert Rosenblum 256 ( ) MOST CONSECUTIVE 1ST GRADE GAMES: Micheal Griffi n 101 ( ) MOST 1ST GRADE GAMES BY A FORWARD: Tim Davidson 166 ( ) MOST 1ST GRADE GAMES BY A BACK: Rupert Rosenblum 256 ( ) BIGGEST GAP BETWEEN LAST 1ST GRADE GAME AND HIS NEXT: 2537 days David McDuling, vs Souths (Semi Final) No.1 Oval till vs Randwick at Coogee Oval ONLY PLAYED 1ST GRADE FOR UNI (100 GAMES OR MORE): Paul Daveniza (100) 1966 to 1970 and Ed Carter (101) 1997 to 2004 MOST 1ST GRADE POINTS IN CLUB HISTORY: Daniel Halangahu MOST CAREER TRIES: Tom Carter (Centre) MOST CAREER GOALS: Danial Halangahu 964 ( ) 38 tries, 249 goals, 90 p.goals, 2 f.goals (Daniel also has 69 points in 2nd Grade in 2003 which puts his total to 1033) 103 tries in 215 First grade games ( ) ( ) 341 goals (774 points) MOST FIELD GOALS IN A CAREER: 85 Rupert Rosenblum (17 seasons ) MOST POINTS IN A GAME: David Loxton *** 36 vs Acorn University Japan (5 tries, 8 goals) on *** Peter H. Knibbs 31 (2 tries, 5 goals, 5 p.goals) vs Drummoyne Note: Next 3 players scored tries when worth 3 points only. 24 (4 tries, 6 goals) vs Balmain H.P.Blaney at Uni No.1 Oval Otto E.Nothling 22 (5 tries, 2 goals, 1 pen goal) vs G.P.S Old.Boys John Taylor 21 (7 tries) vs Parramatta at Uni No.1 Oval ***Non Competition Club Game, but mention in this section Note: In 1948 kicking rules changed to (The run for placed kicks,went from 7 to 8 paces and must start off with left foot). Also must measure from the centre. MOST TRIES IN A GAME: John Taylor MOST GOALS IN A GAME: 7 vs Parramatta at No.1 Oval Bill Wileman*** 12 vs Tasmania Uni Peter H. Knibbs 10 vs Drummoyne ***Non Club Competition game, but mentioned in this section MOST FIELD GOALS IN A GAME: P.Flynn 2 verses Newtown at ASG H.P.Abbott 2 verses Wallaroo at ASG H.P.Abbott 2 verses Strathfi eld at ASG H.P.Abbott 2 verses Parramatta at Uni No.1 Oval Alec W.Ross 2 verses YMCA at No.1 Oval B.J.Sheehan 2 verses Glebe-Balmain at No.1 Oval Gary Smoker 2 verses Manly at No.1 Oval Paul Wansey 2 verses Norths at No.1 Oval Paul Wansey 2 verses Randwick at No.1 Oval Rupert Rosenbulm 2 verses Gordon at No.1 Oval Rupert Rosenbulm 2 verses Randwick at Coogee Oval Rupert Rosenblum 2 verses Easts at Woollahra Oval Rupert Rosenbulm 2 verses Randwick at No.1 Oval Rupert Rosenbulm 2 verses Parramatta at No.1 Oval Michael Hawker 2 verses Eastwood at T.G.Millner Field Michael Hawker 2 verses Randwick at No.1 Oval Michael Hawker 2 verses Hornsby at No.1 Oval FIELD GOALS SCORED IN 1ST GRADE BY BROTHERS: Ed Carter vs Wests at No.1 Oval Tom Carter vs Wests at No.1 Oval MOST GOALS FROM A MARK: Roland J. Pope 2 in 1894 vs Wallaroo at ASG (worth 3 points) L.J. Reynolds 2 in 1911 season (worth 3 points) MOST TEAM TRIES IN A GAME: 18 verses Tasmania Uni (Ground not sure)*** 17 verses Melbourne Uni (University Oval)*** 15 verses Burwood (Burwood Ground) 15 verses Penrith (Nepean Rugby Park) 15 verses Tasmania Uni (University Oval)*** 15 verses Gordon (University Oval) ***Non Club Competition game, but mentioned in this section. MOST POINTS IN A SEASON: Dave Loxton 238 (1983 2nd Div) 14 tries, 37 goals, 35 p.goals, 1 f.goal Chris Malone 221 (2001) 4 tries, 51 goals, 33 p.goals MOST TRIES IN A SEASON BY BROTHERS: Farr-Jones brothers 40 in 1983 (2nd Div) Peter 22, Nick 13 and Simon 5 MOST TRIES IN A SEASON: Peter Playford 29 (2005 SUFC and NSW club rugby record) MOST GOALS IN A SEASON: Brock James pts for season (2003) MOST FIELD GOALS IN A SEASON: 8 Rupert Rosenbulm 1965 and 1970 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 77

78 TRIPLE TRIES ON FIRST GRADE DEBUT: Tom Carter Andrew Logan 3 versus Penrith University Oval 3 versus Souths University Oval (Trevor Allen Competition) BROTHERS SCORING TRIES FIRST GRADE: The Farr-Jones brothers Nick, Peter and Simon each scored a try in a match against Wests at Concord Oval , Uni won 48-7 The Carter brothers Ed and Tom scored 3 tries each vs Penrith at No.1 Oval on the , Uni won The Boyce brothers? QUICKEST TRY IN A GAME: Ted Magrath (Winger) from the kick off, of approximately 8-9 seconds vs Norths at No.1 Oval, BIGGEST COMEBACK TO WIN A SHUTE SHIELD GAME: Verses Easts at Woollahra Oval , down 0-34 ten minutes before half time, Uni went on to win 43-41, (43 point turn around) Verses Warringah at Uni No.2 Oval , down 7-29 at halftime, Uni went on to win 33-29, (26 point turn around) Verses Souths at Uni No.2 Oval , down 0-19 after only 8 minutes 16 seconds into the game, Uni went on to win 54-36, (35 point turn around) LONGEST HOME GROUND WINNING SEQUENCE: Last loss vs Warringah Round 8, to Round 1 vs Randwick , 7-37, 42 wins in a row or 1746 days. MOST WINS AS 1ST GRADE CAPTAIN: John A. K.Shaw 28 games, 27 wins, 1 loss 96.42% success rate, ( ) Tim Davidson 124 games, 111 wins, 13 losses 89.51% success rate, ( ) MOST GRAND FINALS CAPTAINED BY A 1ST GRADE PLAYER IN SHUTE SHIELD HISTORY: 10 Tim Davidson ( ), 8 wins. Plus one GF as 1st Grade Coach (2016) MOST TEAM TRIES SCORED IN A GRAND FINAL: 1919 team 9 tries vs Glebe-Balmain BIGGEST GRAND FINAL (WIN) AND (SCORE) BY A SUFC 1ST XV: Verses Eastwood 14/9/2013 at Concord Oval 51-6 (7 tries, 5 goals and 2 p.goals) MOST POINTS IN A GRAND FINAL: 26 Berrick Barnes 2010, 1 try, 3 goals and 5 p.goals ONLY 1ST GRADE GRAND FINAL TO GO INTO EXTRA TIME: Sydney Uni vs Eastwood after 80 mins, at Concord Oval Note: has happened on 5 occasions in lower grades but never in 1st Grade. MOST TRIES BY A PLAYER IN A GRAND FINAL APPEARANCE: Mick Best (Centre) 4 tries vs Easts at Sydney Show Ground YOUNGEST UNIVERSITY 1ST XV IN CLUB HISTORY: The st grade Premiers were all Undergraduates The 1945 Grand Final side average age was 20 years 6 months LONGEST LOSING SEQUENCE BY UNI 1ST XV: Eight in a row, Round vs Randwick till Round 16 vs Easts Note: Still researching above Stat. LONGEST WINNING SEQUENCE BY UNI 1ST XV: First game 1887 till Game (6 years, 56 wins in a row) Round Vs Canterbury thru to Round 3 Vs St.George 1984 (21 wins in a row) Note: Still researching above Stat. MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS OVER 50 POINTS: 2011 season, 5 in a row. Penrith 62-7, Norths 57-20, Souths 52-20, Gordon and Randwick Note: Still researching above Stat. 78 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

79 1ST GRADE HIGHEST POINTS SCORER AND LEADING TRY SCORER SINCE 1866 Before 1886: 1 point for try : tries worth 2 points : tries worth 3 points : tries worth 4 points 1993-: tries worth 5 points HIGHEST 1ST GRADE POINTS SCORER From 1866 to 1932 no century was reached. LEADING TRY SCORER 1866 Michael O Meara Michael O Meara 3 Note: Only have records from one game in 1866 season G.C.Waldron ?.Fitzpatrick 2 Note: Only have records from one game in 1877/78 seasons R.Bowman E.J.Raper R.Bowman E.J.Raper R.Bowman E.J.Raper W.Flynn E.J.Raper eq 5 C. Rygate eq W.Flynn W.Flynn P.Bayliss E.J.Raper P.Bayliss C.L.Tange eq 4 J.R.Wood eq J.R.Wood L.E.F. Neill J.R.Wood J.R.Wood J.R.Wood C.L.Tange H.M.Bayliss L.E.F.Neill eq 2 C.L.Tange eq P.Flynn P.B.Colquhoun eq 2 W.Bellridge eq 2 P.Flynn eq 2 T.P.Moloney eq P.B.Colquhoun P.B.Colquhoun H.P.Abbott H.P.Abbott J.E.Moulton J.E.Moulton H.P.Abbott H.P.Abbott eq 2 H.Cox eq 2? Sawyer eq H.Rowlands W.L.Walker H.P.Abbott W.A.Shortland P.B.Colquhoun P.B.Colquhoun W.A.Shortland W.A.Shortland H.P.Blaney H.P.Blaney G.B.Thomas H.D.Braund H.P.Blaney H.P.Blaney 12*** 1901 H.P.Blaney A.W.L.McDowall 12*** 1902 H.P.Blaney N.C.Barker R.Harris V.S.Futter C.A.Verge V.S.Futter eq 8 A.D.W.Fisher eq V.S.Futter V.S.Futter 10 HIGHEST 1ST GRADE POINTS SCORER LEADING TRY SCORER 1906 A.J.McKenzie A.D.W.Fisher 6*** 1907 H.G.Waddell N.G.Barker C.A.Verge James C.Hughes eq 9*** W.F.Matthews eq 9*** 1909 C.A.Verge C.A.Pockley E.M.Fisher R.Adamson eq 6 C.A.Pockley eq L.S.Reynolds C.A.Pockley E.A. Southee E.A. Southee 14*** 1913 R.Aspinall G.Harden N.G.Sutton N.G.Sutton J.Morgan J.Morgan 6 No games due to WW E.M.Shepherd E.M.Shepherd T.Lawton C.R.Farquhar O.Nothling J.R.Black R.G.Stanley Otto Nothling R.G.Stanley Otto Nothling 20*** 1924 M.Hesslein 70^^ 1924 Otto Nothling A.W.Ross R.H.Foote A.W.Ross A.M Johnstone 14*** 1927 W.B.J.Sheehan W.H.Mann I.M.Edwards W.H.Mann eq 7 W.H.Hemingway eq J.M.Gibson W.H.Mann eq 4 J.M.Gibson eq W.H.Hemingway W.H.Hemingway W.H.Hemingway W.H.Hemingway A.K.Kennedy A.K.Kennedy A.K.Kennedy D.I. Burfi tt 14*** 1934 R.Westfi eld 89^^ 1934 A.K.Kennedy William P. Nicholas 106++^^ 1935 William P.Nicholas William P. Nicholas 198++^^ 1936 William P.Nicholas F.Gray John Hardcastle W.H.Travers B.A.Taylor H.Denning Doug. McCloskey 16*** 1940 Norm H. Rutledge Phil Hardcastle Norm H. Rutledge 141^^ 1941 Norm H.Rutledge Norm H. Rutledge 189++^^ 1942 Norm H.Rutledge George Cummins Jr George Cummins Jr George Cummins Jr. 130 ^^ 1944 George Cummins Jr Brian Piper Ted Barton 16 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 79

80 HIGHEST 1ST GRADE POINTS SCORER LEADING TRY SCORER 1946 J.Stenmark T.McBride eq 5 Jack Devery eq 5 Elliott Masters eq J.Stenmark Elliott Masters W(Bill) Wileman Ralph Garner W(Bill) Wileman Ralph Garner Peter Knibbs Ralph Garner Peter Knibbs John Solomon 8 Note: Only have records for 5 games in 1951 season John.D.Brockoff John.D.Brockoff John Solomon Mick Best eq 7 Peter Barnard eq 7 Note: Only have records for 6 games in John Dowse Peter Barnard 11 Note: Only have records for 3 games for John in John Dowse 130^^ 1955 Rod Phelps John Dowse Deery Hill Mal Stuart Lloyd Hughes Mal Stuart Lloyd Hughes 15*** 1959 Mal Stuart Ted Magrath 20*** 1960 Geoff Chapman Stewart Boyce Mal Stuart Stewart Boyce Geoff Chapman Ted Magrath Geoff Chapman Rupert Rosenbulm Paul Wansey Jim Boyce Paul Wansey Rupert Rosenblum Stuart Boland Hamish Munro Stuart Boland Stewart Boyce Stuart Boland Terry Forman? 1969 Stuart Boland Gary Smoker eq 5 John Winchester eq 5 Geoff Hodgkinson eq Gary Smoker Terry Forman Rupert Rosenblum John Taylor Rupert Rosenblum John Taylor Rupert Rosenbulm Garry Foster Kevin O Hara Garry Foster Phil Crowe Tony Freestone eq 4 Jim L Estrange eq Phil Crowe Phil Crowe Kevin O Hara Bruce Clements Micheal Hawker Tom Jenkins eq 6 Hugh Wolfenden eq 6 Phil Tuck eq Mark Burgess Andrew Perkins Mark Burgess Mark Burgess eq 4 Phil Crowe eq 4 Bill Meagher eq Dave Gallagher Micheal Hawker eq 4 HIGHEST 1ST GRADE POINTS SCORER LEADING TRY SCORER 1982 David Loxton Damien Brown David Loxton Peter Farr-Jones David Croft Nick Farr-Jones David Croft Bob Egerton David Croft Rob McEwan David Croft David Croft eq 4 Richard Dowsett eq 4 Damian Frawley eq David Croft David James David Croft Jim Fenwicke Anthony Merlo Bob Egerton David Croft Richie Maher Dave Kearney Michael Forsythe eq 6 Dave Kearney eq 6 Brad Pillinger eq John Taylor Craig Dean eq 8 Nick Hill eq Jason Thompson Nick Hill Ollie Harvey Matt Duffy Joe Robinson Richie Maher Tim Kelaher Andrew Harding Mark Catchpole Mark Catchpole Chris Malone Mark Catchpole eq 11 Ed Carter eq Chris Malone Scott Stumbles Chris Malone Matt Nethery Ben Martin Ben Martin 14 Brock James Brock James Lenny Beckett Daniel Halangahu Peter Playford Scott Stumbles Peter Playford 29*** 2006 Daniel Halangahu Tom Carter Daniel Halangahu Tom Carter Daniel Halangahu Jerry Yanuyanutawa eq Dan P. Kelly 120 Nathan Trist eq Daniel Halangahu Nathan Trist 21 Nathan Trist Dan P. Kelly Nathan Trist Berrick Barnes Bernard Foley Dan P. Kelly Angus Roberts Greg Jeloudev Greg Jeloudev 21*** 2014 Dan P. Kelly James Dargaville Byron Hodge Mitchell Whiteley Angus Roberts Jake Gordon Christian Kagiassis Christian Kagiassis 9 ^^ Denotes Leading point scorer that season (all clubs) ++ Denotes Semi Final, Final and Grand Final Points included *** Denotes highest try scorer in 1st Grade Competition (all Clubs) David Vaux eq 4 80 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

81 1ST GRADE FINAL/GRAND FINAL APPEARANCES FROM 1865 YEAR PREMIERS SCORE RUNNERS UP 1865 Sydney Uni and Sydney F.C. Joint Premiers 1866 * Sydney Uni 1867 * Sydney Uni No semi finals, finals etc just first past the post system 1868 * Sydney Uni and 1869 * Sydney Uni The 50th Queen's Own Regiment Joint Premiers 1870 * Wallaroo 1871 * Sydney Uni and Wallaroo F.C. Joint Premiers 1872 * Wallaroo Sydney Uni 1873 * Sydney Uni and Wallaroo F.C. Joint Premiers 7 Comps 1 R/Up UNDER SOUTHERN RUGBY UNION YEAR PREMIERS SCORE RUNNERS UP 1874 # Wallaroo 1875 Sydney Uni and *Waratah *Joint Premiers 1876 Wallaroo 1877 Sydney Uni 1878 Wallaroo and *Waratah *Joint Premiers 1879 Wallaroo 1880 Wallaroo 1881 Sydney Uni 1882 Sydney Uni 1883 Redfern Gardiner Challenge Cup Burwood In 1883, The 'Gardiners Cup' was introduced for the premiership of the Senior Rugby Competition in Sydney Sydney Uni Under the rules of the competition, if a club won it three times you kept the cup. Sydney 1886 Gordon Sydney Uni University holds the cup due to its success in 1885, 1887 and 1888 and still resides in our Grandstand Trophy cabinet today # Sydney Uni 12-0 Arforma # 1888 # Sydney Uni 1889 # Sydney Uni Strathfi eld 1890 # Sydney Uni 31-6 Strathfi eld 1891 # Sydney Uni 26-8 Zealander Won the Southern Rugby Football Union Title. 2nd Grade also Undefeated Premiers this season 1892 # Wallaroo 3-0 Sydney Uni 2nd grade Premiers this season under NSW Rugby Football Union Sydney Uni 3-0 Randwick 1894 Randwick 8-0 Wallaroo Union Medal Competition 1894 to Randwick 13-8 Wallaroo Balmain in for Wentworth this year 1896 Randwick 12-3 Wentworth 6 clubs Randwick, Paddington, Sydney Uni, Wallaroo and Wentworth. (Paddington dropped out of comp, Rd 4) 1897 Randwick 17-6 Pirates 6 clubs Randwick, Paddington, Sydney Uni, Wallaroo and Pirate and Sydney (Paddington dropped out of comp, Rd 3) 1898 Pirates 9-3 Sydney Nash Cup from clubs same as above 1899 Wallaroo 16-8 Sydney 11 Comps 2 R/Up Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 81

82 UNDER METROPOLITAN RUGBY UNION YEAR PREMIERS SCORE RUNNERS UP First past the post if not equal after normal rounds Glebe Sydney Uni Glebe Undefeated Premiers in 2nd and 3rd grade competitions also in Sydney Uni and Glebe 1902 Wests 4-3 Sydney Uni Joint Premiers 8 clubs in Comp Easts, Wests, Souths, Norths, Syd Uni, Balmain, Glebe and Newtown 1903 Easts Glebe at Uni No.1 Oval on the Sydney Uni North Sydney Joint Premiers with Glebe in 2nd Grade this season 1905 South Sydney Glebe 1906 Glebe 16-8 Newtown at Uni No.1 Oval on the Sydney/Easts in top four. Sydney Uni withdrew from comp to go to New Zealand 1907 Glebe 13-0 Sydney Uni at the S.C.G on the Newtown 17-0 Sydney Uni at the S.C.G on the Glebe 17-6 South Sydney at the S.C.G. on the? 1910 * Newtown 14-5 Glebe 1911 Newtown Sydney Uni At Uni No.1 Oval on? 1912 Glebe 6-5 Wests At Uni No.1 Oval on Easts Glebe 1914 Glebe South Sydney at Uni No.1 on (11 teams in Comp) Randwick, North Sydney, Balmain, St. George, South Sydney, Wests, Easts, Manly, SU, Newtown and Glebe No Comp WS,ES,Manly,S.U.,Newt and Glebe. (1915, 10 teams no Wests but a Mosman instead) 1919 Sydney Uni Glebe-Balmain 1920 Sydney Uni Easts 1921 Easts 9-6 Manly at Manly Oval at Sydney Sports Ground, Referee Mr. T.H.Bosward (Only six clubs in comp, Sydney Uni, Glebe, Manly, Easts, YMCA and Cambridge Under the NSWRU , , Manly 6-6 Glebe-Balmain at Manly Oval. Manly being in front on Competition points take the premiership in Comps 5 R/Up SHUTE SHIELD COMPETITION FROM 1923 YEAR PREMIERS SCORE RUNNERS UP 1923 Sydney Uni Glebe-Balmain at St. Lukes Oval, Concord on Sydney Uni Wests at The Grammar Ground on Glebe-Balmain Wests Last round (No Final) 1926 Sydney Uni Randwick at Sydney Sports Ground on Sydney Uni Manly at University No.1 Oval on the Sydney Uni YMCA at University No.1 Oval on the Wests 18-9 Norths at Sydney Cricket Ground Randwick Glebe-Balmain No Final 1931 Easts 16-9 Manly At the S.C.G. On the the year semi fi nals, fi nals and grand fi nals were introduced 1932 Manly 12-9 Drummoyne At the S.C.G. on the Norths/Sydney Uni other semi fi nalists 1933 Norths 8-6 Manly At the S.C.G on the Randwick/Wests other semi fi nalists 1934 Randwick Manly At the S.C.G. On the Sydney Uni/Norths other semi fi nalists 1935 Norths 22-5 Manly At North Sydney Oval on the Randwick/Drummoyne other semi fi nalists 82 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

83 YEAR PREMIERS SCORE RUNNERS UP 1936 Drummoyne Sydney Uni At North Sydney Oval Randwick/Wests other semi fi nalists 1937 Sydney Uni 14-3 Wests At North Sydney Oval Drummoyne/Easts other semi fi nalists 1938 Randwick Wests Sydney Sports Ground Drummoyne/Manly other semi fi nalists 1939 Sydney Uni Randwick North Sydney Oval Gordon/Norths other semi fi nalists 1940 Randwick Manly St.George/Drummoyne other semi fi nalists 1941 Easts 9-6 Sydney Uni Randwick/Manly other semi fi nalists 1942 Manly 22-6 Sydney Uni Easts/Parramatta other semi fi nalists (Semi fi nals played at Uni No.1) though the 1940's 1943 Manly 5-0 Easts Randwick/Wests other semi fi nalists 1944 Easts 7-3 Sydney Uni Randwick//Wests other semi fi nalists 1945 Sydney Uni 11-3 Parramatta Randwick/Easts other semi fi nalists 1946 Easts Randwick Parramatta/Drummoyne other semi fi nalists 1947 Easts 32-6 Manly Gordon/Randwick other semi fi nalists 1948 Randwick Manly Gordon/Easts other semi fi nalists 1949 Gordon 12-3 Sydney Uni Randwick/Easts other semi fi nalists 1950 Manly Gordon Easts/Norths other semi fi nalists 1951 Sydney Uni Easts at RAS Manly/Norths other semi fi nalists 1952 Gordon 19-6 Manly Easts/Eastwood other semi fi nalists 1953 Sydney Uni 29-6 Easts at RAS Eastwood/Manly other semi fi nalists 1954 Sydney Uni St.George at RAS Eastwood/Easts other semi fi nalists 1955 Sydney Uni 21-8 Gordon at RAS Easts/St.George other semi fi nalists 1956 Gordon St.George Randwick/Easts other semi fi nalists 1957 St.George 21-3 Gordon Randwick/Manly other semi fi nalists 1958 Gordon 13-3 Manly St.George/Easts other semi fi nalists 1959 Randwick 16-0 Norths Manly/St.George other semi fi nalists 1960 Norths 21-3 Manly at Sydney Sports Ground , Gordon/Randwick other semi fi nalists 1961 Sydney Uni 6-0 Drummoyne at Sydney Sports Ground, St.George/Gordon other semi fi nalists 1962 Sydney Uni 14-0 Randwick First Division at Sydney Sports Ground, Easts/Gordon other semi fi nalists 1963 Norths Sydney Uni at Sydney Sports Ground, St.George/Randwick other semi fi nalists 1964 Norths Sydney Uni at Sydney Sports Ground, Drummoyne/Randwick other semi fi nalists 1965 Randwick 26-5 Norths at Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney Uni/ Easts other semi fi nalists 1966 Randwick Eastwood Under the SRU , , 2011 Sydney Sports Ground Norths/Manly other semi fi nalists 1967 Randwick Gordon at Sydney Sports ground, Sydney Uni/Manly other semi fi nalists 1968 Sydney Uni 22-6 Manly (Lost one game all season) at Sydney Sports Ground, Drummoyne/Randwick other semi fi nalists 1969 Easts Gordon at Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney Uni/Manly other semi fi nalists 1970 Sydney Uni Easts at Sydney Sports Ground, Gordon/Drummoyne other semi fi nalists 1971 Randwick 21-3 Manly at Sydney Sports Ground, Gordon/Easts other semi fi nalists 1972 Sydney Uni 10-6 Gordon at Sydney Sports Ground, Eastwood/Randwick other semi fi nalists 1973 Randwick Wests Gordon/Norths other semi fi nalists 1974 Randwick 10-9 Parramatta Eastwood/Gordon/Sydney Uni/Drummoyne other semi fi nalists (6) in Semis now 1975 Norths 9-6 Parramatta Randwick/Eastwood/Gordon/Wests other semi fi nalists 1976 Gordon 33-4 Eastwood Easts/Parramatta/Sydney Uni/Norths other semi fi nalists Parramatta 17-9 Randwick Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 83

84 YEAR PREMIERS SCORE RUNNERS UP 1978 Randwick Easts 1979 Randwick 34-3 Parramatta Syd Uni Runners Up in 2nd Division Competition 1979 vs St.George at Concord Oval 1980 Randwick 41-3 Gordon 1981 Randwick Manly 1982 Randwick Warringah 1983 Manly Randwick Sydney Uni won 2nd Division Competition 1983 vs Norths 28-6 at David Phillips Field 1984 Randwick 21-9 Parramatta 1985 Parramatta Randwick 1986 Parramatta Randwick 1987 Randwick Warringah NSW Championship Clubs Randwick Warringah Under the Sydney Rugby Union Randwick 19-6 Eastwood Sydney Uni won 2nd Division Competition 1983 vs Norths 28-6 at David Phillips Field 1990 Randwick 32-9 Easts 1991 Randwick 28-9 Easts 1992 Randwick Gordon Under the NSWRU Gordon Warringah 1994 Randwick Warringah 1995 Gordon Canberra 1996 Randwick 28-6 Warringah 1997 Manly Eastwood 1998 Gordon Norths 1999 Eastwood Sydney Uni at Sydney Football Stadium 2000 Randwick Sydney Uni 2001 Sydney Uni Eastwood 2002 Eastwood Sydney Uni Premier Rugby, (Tooheys New Cup) 2003 Eastwood Randwick 2004 Randwick Eastwood 2005 Sydney Uni 41-5 Eastwood 2006 Sydney Uni Randwick 2007 Sydney Uni Easts Tooheys New Shute Shield 2008 Sydney Uni Randwick 2009 Sydney Uni Randwick 2010 Sydney Uni 46-6 Randwick at Concord Oval 2011 Eastwood Sydney Uni at Concord Oval 2012 Sydney Uni Souths at Concord Oval 2013 Sydney Uni 51-6 Eastwood Manly/Souths/?/? other semi fi nalists at Concord Oval 2014 Eastwood Souths Sydney Uni/Warringah/Manly/? other semi fi nalist at Concord Oval 2015 Eastwood Manly Souths/Sydney Uni/Randwick/Warringah other semi fi nalist at Concord Oval 2016 Norths Sydney Uni Sydney Uni/ Souths/Norths/Warringah at North Sydney Oval 2017 Warringah Norths at North Sydney Oval Manly/Souths/Randwick/Eastwood 26 Comps 12 R/Up GRAND TOTAL Sydney Uni have won a total of 48 Premierships and been runner up 23 times # Denotes undeafeated Premiers 84 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

85 LOWER GRADE RECORDS LONGEST SERVING COACH IN GRADE & COLTS: 10 Ray Hudd, 2008,09,10,11,12,13,14,15,16, and 17 (two years in Colts, eight years in Grade) MOST CONSECUTIVE LOWER GRADE GAMES: Dane Cole-Clarke 88 (2008 to 2011) MOST CONSECUTIVE 1ST GRADE, LOWER GRADE AND COLTS GAMES: Byron Hodge 142 (2010 to 2016) FIRST TRY SCORED ON NO.2 (NEW OVAL): Stu Dunbar 2nd Grade vs Eastwood MOST POINTS IN A GAME: Nathan Trist (Fullback) MOST TRIES IN A GAME(S): Nathan Trist (Fullback) Willie Du Plessis (Winger) MOST GOALS IN A GAME: 64 Fourth Grade vs Penrith (at Nepean Rugby Park 8 tries, 12 goals) 8 4th grade (v Penrith, Nepean Rugby Park ) 6 3rd grade (v Penrith scored 4 tries then went on in 2nd grade and scored a further 2 tries Nepean Rugby Park ) Justin Bosilkovski 14 (Third Grade v Penrith, University No.1 Oval ) Richie Williams 14 (Third Grade v Penrith, University No.2 Oval ) MOST FIELD GOALS IN A GAME: David Kearney 3 vs Gordon at No.1 Oval MOST CAREER POINTS FROM 5TH GRADE TO 2ND GRADE: Greg Thompson 613 points ( ) 17 tries, 156 goals, 70 p.goals, 2 f.goals MOST CAREER TRIES (GRADE ONLY): Nick Hagen 75 in 122 games ( ) QUICKEST TRY IN A GAME: Sam English 11 seconds, Fourth Grade v Parramatta (Merrylands RSL Park) QUICKEST CENTURY IN A SEASON: Cameron Lawrence MOST POINTS IN A SEASON: Justin Bosilkovski 295 (2010) James Kane 276 (2017) 5 games, 104 points Vs Souths at Forshaw Rugby Park on tries, 18 goals, 6 p.goals MOST TRIES IN A SEASON: Sione Kaivelata 28 (2012) in 16 games MOST GOALS IN A SEASON: Justin Bosilkovski 112 (2010) BIGGEST WIN EVER IN A GRAND FINAL BY ANY CLUB: 2nd grade 2003, 44-7 vs Randwick and 2nd grade 2017, vs Eastwood MOST GRAND FINAL APPEARANCES IN LOWER GRADES: Scott Cameron James McMahon Aldy King BIGGEST WIN: 7, Colts II 2000, 2001, 2nd Grade 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 4th Grade , Colts I 2007, 2008, 2nd Grade 2012, 2014, 2015, 3rd Grade 2009, , Colts II 2007, 2nd Grade 2010, 2012, 2013, 3rd Grade 2011, 2014, 2016 Second Grade verses Parramatta, (Two Blues Oval) Third Grade versus Penrith, (Uni No.1 Oval) Fourth Grade versus Penrith, (Nepean Rugby Park) Fifth Grade 84-0 versus Penrith, (St. John s Oval) Meldrum Cup versus Bronte, (St. Pauls Oval) Note: Second Grade Vs Glebe, scored 20 tries and 4 conversions, by today scoring would have been Their score was Note: The 2006 Meldrum Cup side lost to Bronte in Grand Final same year, MOST TRIES BY A TEAM IN A GAME: Second Grade 20 vs Glebe, at Uni No.1 Oval (3 pts a try) Third Grade 23 vs Penrith, at Uni No. 1 Oval MOST TRIES ON DEBUT GAME: Tom Tombleson 4 vs Penrith th grade (Emu Rugby Park) Micheal Beleinacere 4 vs Norths th grade (Uni No.1 Oval) BIGGEST LOSS: Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Kentwell Cup versus Eastwood, (T.G.Millner Field) 0-36 verses Norths, (North Sydney Oval) 7-43 versus Randwick, (Coogee Oval) 0-58 versus Randwick, (St. John s Oval) 0-52 verses AMP, (Ground unknown) Joe Kavoa Jack Leger-Ryan Harrison Blake 4 vs Souths th grade (Forshaw Rugby Park) 4 vs Penrith th grade (Nepean Rugby Park) (Jack scored a fi fth try same day when he went onto 3rd Grade as a replacement) 4 vs Wests th grade (No.2 Oval) 3 tries, then went onto 3rd grade and scored one more Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 85

86 COLTS RECORDS MOST POINTS IN A GAME: Bernard Foley (Five Eighth) 54 points (Colts 1 v Penrith at Nepean Rugby Park 2 tries, 22 goals) MOST GOALS IN A GAME: Bernard Foley 22 v Penrith at Nepean Rugby Park (Colts 1) MOST TRIES IN A GAME: LAST TIME UNI LOST ALL COLTS ON THE SAME DAY: Mitch Inman (Centre) 7 (Colts 1 v Parramatta at Two Blues Park ) On the 3rd June 2006, round 8 versus Eastwood at T.G. Millner Field MOST TRIES IN A SEASON: Christian Yassmin (Winger) BIGGEST WIN: 32 Colts 1 & Colts v Penrith at Nepean Rugby Park Colts v Penrith at Nepean Rugby Park Colts v Penrith at St. Pauls Oval Colts v Penrith at St. Pauls Oval 2004 Colts v Manly at St. Pauls Oval 2002 Under 19 s MOST POINTS IN A SEASON: Bernard Foley (Five-Eighth) Colts 1 MOST GOALS IN A SEASON: 99-0 v Penrith at Weekender Park 435 points (19 tries, 125 goals, 30 penalty goals in 2008) Bernard Foley 155 goals, 340 points in 2008 MOST FIELD GOALS IN A GAME: David Kearney (Colts 1) 3 v Manly at Manly Oval in 1984 MOST 1ST COLTS GRAND FINALS WINS: Nick Edwards 2002, 2003 and 2004 (all 1st grade Colts) Clay Brodie 2008, 2009 and 2010 (all 1st grade Colts) Chris Ingate 2011, 2012 and 2013 (all 1st grade Colts) MOST ALL TEAMS GRAND FINAL WINS: (All have 3 Grand fi nal wins) Francis Raikadroka, Tom Boidin, James Swan, Tom Shaw, James Nonu-Carling, Jake Gordon and Tianua Poto BIGGEST WIN IN A GRAND FINAL 1st grade verses Eastern Suburbs 2017 won nd grade verses Eastwood 2012 won rd grade verses Randwick 2000 won th grade verses Easts 2002 won 32-8 U/19 s verses Gordon 1998 won 39-8 MOST YEARS PLAYING IN COLTS: Five Years George Hudd, from 2009 to 2013 season, scored 18 tries in this period MOST COLTS TO MAKE A WALLABY SQUAD AT THE SAME TIME: 12 Nathan Charles, Will Skelton, Sam Carter, Ben McCalman, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Luke Burgess, Peter Betham, Laurie Weeks, Paddy Ryan, Tom English and Lotu Latu, August 2014 MOST FIELD GOALS IN A SEASON: David Kearney (Colts 1) 6 in 1984 season MOST TEAM TRIES IN A GAME: Colts 1 29 v Penrith at Nepean Rugby Park Colts 2 20 v Penrith at Nepean Rugby Park Colts 3 14 v Campbelltown 1983 (2nd Division) and 14 v Penrith at St.Johns Oval Colts 4 9 v Manly at St. Pauls Oval Under 19 s 17 v Penrith at Weekender Park FIRST SYDNEY UNI JUNIOR TO PLAY GRADE: Tolu Latu 2011 (Petersham Club) Jake Gordon 2013 (Canterbury Club) FIRST SYDNEY UNI JUNIOR TO PLAY REP RUGBY: Tolu Latu (Petersham Club) 2014 signed with Waratahs Jake Gordon (Canterbury Club) signed with Waratahs FIRST SYDNEY UNI JUNIOR TO PLAY FOR WALLABIES: Tolu Latu (Petersham Club) brought into the Wallaby squad 86 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

87 BIGGEST WINS AND LOSSES 1ST COLTS: FIRST DIVISION YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR BIGGEST LOSS Easts and Eastwood Gordon Manly Norths Parramatta Penrith Randwick Souths Warringah Wests Canberra Newcastle SECOND DIVISION YEAR BIGGEST WIN YEAR Campbelltown BIGGEST LOSS Canterbury Drummoyne Hornsby Port Hacking Macquarie Uni LONGEST WINNING SEQUENCE 1ST COLTS: Round 12 versus Easts at St. Pauls Oval (lost 27-45) till Round 7 versus Wests (lost 20-33) at Concord Oval, 60 wins in a row PREMIERSHIPS BY YEAR AND GRADE: 1st COLTS 2nd COLTS 3rd COLTS 4th COLTS UNDER 19 s * 1983* * * Denotes 2nd Division season ** All Colts records started to be kept in 2004 Mosman Nepean U.N.S.W Smithfi eld St George A full list of club statistics and records can be found on the Club s website Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 87

88 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 1927 Sydney University 1937 Sydney University 1941 Sydney University 1942 Sydney University and Manly 1961 Sydney University 1983 Sydney University 2nd Division 1999 Sydney University 2001 Sydney University 2004 Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Consecutive 22 times COLTS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1983 Sydney University (2nd Division)? 1997 Sydney University 2000 Sydney University 2002 Sydney University 2003 Sydney University 2005 Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University 2017 Sydney University 17 times 88 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

89 1st Grade 2017 Top Row: Alex Batho, Jordan Chapman, Rohan O Regan, Lachlan Swinton, David McDuling, Nick Champion de Crespigny, Jackson McCalman, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Chris Ingate Third Row: Garrick Cowley (Coach), Banjo Travers, Callum McIntosh, Guy Porter, Tom Kingston, Tom Horton, Declan Moore, Wayne Borsak, Ben Roberts (Coach) Second Row: Evan Hoskins (Manager), Daniel Calavassy, James Kane, Tim Clements, Greg Jeloudev, Ben Hughes, Folau Fainga a, Hamish Dunbar, Luke Campton (Manager) Robert Taylor (Rugby Development Manager) Front Row: Nicolai Morris (S&C Coach), Theo Strang, Christian Kagiassis, Angus Stuart (President) Jake Wainwright (Captain) Tim Davidson (Head Coach) Tom Carter, Jock Merriman, Scott Fraser (Manager) Absent: Jake Gordon, Matthew Hood, Tolu Latu, Dean Mumm, Matthew Narracott, Nick Phipps, Paddy Ryan, Will Skelton 2nd Grade 2017 Top Row: Callum McIntosh, Dylan Oldfi eld, Jordan Chapman, Nick Coaldrake, Jack Blair, Nick Champion de Crespigny, Chris Ingate, Mitchell Whiteley, Henry Clunies-Ross Middle Row: Murray Hudd (Manager) Ben Hughes, Sam Renton, Siaosi Halaifonia, Stewart Nutt, Alastair Ryan, William Ridley, Harry Potter, Daniel Calavassy, Ross Ryan (Manager) Thomas Gilmore (Manager) Front Row: Absent: Nicolai Morris (S&C Coach) Jack Bliss, Christopher Talakai, Byron Wicken, Angus Stuart (President), Jackson McCalman (Captain) Ray Hudd (Coach), Banjo Travers, Declan Moore, James Kane, Greg Smyth (Manager) Calum Buckling, Ben Betts, Harrison Cully, Tom Boidin (Coach), Matthew Dowsett, Hugh Frazer, Joshua King, Tom Koerstz, Alex Masima, Connor O Shea, Alfi e Paea, Jack Redden, Gary Whitaker (Coach) Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 89

90 3rd Grade 2017 Top Row: Dylan Oldfi eld, Jordan Chapman, Nick Coaldrake, Thomas Willson, Jack Stanford, Dylan Vieira, Patrick Muller Middle Row: Alexander Jackman (Captain) Conor O Doherty, Hugh Summerhayes, Conor Lowndes, Stewart Nutt, Alastair Ryan, William Ridley, William Tuitupou, Ed L Estrange, Harry Croker Front Row: Nicolai Morris (S&C Coach) Byron Wicken, Sam Renton, Angus Stuart (President) Jack Blair (Captain) Tom Heslop (Coach), Ben Carolan, Patrick O Doherty, Jack Leary (Coach) Absent: Ezrah Amituanai, Harrison Blake, Hugh Frazer, Jack Jones, Dane McCarthy (Manager), Tomas Rhodes, Harrison Williams, Richard Williams 4th Grade 2017 Top Row: William Wennerbom, Jaason Finau, George Hudd, Thomas Willson, Jack Stanford, George Lehmann, Vincent Robinson, Lachlan Waddell Middle Row: Conor O Doherty, Jack Davies, Jordan Sukkar, Tom McFadyen, Alastair Ryan, William Ridley, William Tuitupou, Jack Bliss, Patrick Muller, Troy Isidro (Manager) Front Row: Nicolai Morris (S&C Coach), Kazuki Takakura, Harry Croker, Malachy Mullin, Angus Stuart (President), Joshua Schwager (Captain), Will Davies (Coach) Matthew Cheong, Patrick O Doherty. Will McDonnell, Mitch Dansey (Coach) Absent: Lachlan Argiris, Aidan Brown, Dallas Brown, Nick Burden, Angus Chapman, Eddie Close, Tim Davidson, Anthony McDougall, Hamiora Mihaka, John Paea, Adam Perri, Ben Stanton, Scott Stumbles, Saia Tanginoa, Mesake Tagituimua, Lincoln Whiteley, Harrison Williams, Thomas Wilson 90 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

91 1st Colts 2017 Top Row: Alex Macdonald, Eddy King, Daniel Poletto, Josh Kemeny, William Terry, Jock Capel, Milan Basson, Rory Suttor Middle Row: Joshua Hardie, Sean Hasegawa, James Armstrong, Tim Clements, Strath Yeo, Tom Osborne, Tom Horton, Nathaniel Tamwoy, Connor Grindal, Angus Chadwick, Tim Lilomaiava, Robert Taylor (Head Coach) Front Row: Shane Ball (S&C Coach), Josh Sheridan, Daniel Calavassy, Guy Porter, Angus Stuart (President), Peter Fenwicke (Captain), Joe Horn-Smith (Coach), Harry Johnson-Holmes, Banjo Travers, Jay Spencer, Ed Walgien (Manager) Absent: Mila Hingano, Gareth Reynolds (Manager), Ratu Rotuisolia, Miti Tuinakauvadra 2nd Colts 2017 Top Row: Tom Leaver, Tom Osborne, Sean Anese, Hayden Pomare, Ethan Miller, Connor Farnell, Luke Austin, Alex Macdonald, William Terry Middle Row: Charles Carter (Coach), Joe Schwager, Sean Hasegawa, Strath Yeo, Harry Croker, Aidan Moore, Sofalino Latu, Joshua Hardie, Tim Lilomaiava, Robert Taylor (Head Coach) Front Row: Shane Ball (S&C Coach), Patrick Calavassy, Josh Sheridan, Angus Stuart (President), Connor Grindal (Captain), James Caterson (Coach), Jock Capel, Angus Chadwick, Ed Walgien (Manager) Absent: Henry Corp, Ed Renton, Lepani Tuirara Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 91

92 3rd Colts 2017 Top Row: Dane Stephens, Julian Manieson, Andrew Knight, Connor Farnell, Luke Porter, Harry Tuynman, Luke Austin, Hayden Pomare, Jonathan Boley Middle Row: Robert Taylor (Head Coach), Raymond Taufai, Jay Spencer, Strath Yeo, Harry Croker, William Wennerbom, Sofalino Latu, Said Halbouni, Tim Lilomaiava, Shane Ball (S&C Coach) Front Row: Absent: Gabriel Enright (Coach), Sean Hasegawa, Maximus Miller, Josh Sheridan, Angus Stuart (President), Aidan Moore (Captain), Rick Moore (Coach), Angus Chadwick, Joe Schwager, Oliver Young, Ed Walgien (Manager) Omar Abdelwahab, Riley Alcorn, Gabriel Atkinson, Toby Dickinson, Adam Goodman, Tim Hingano, Evan Jenkins, Nicholas Kairouz, Bati Koroisau, Austin Latu, Silas Lawther, Jack MacKenzie-Wood, Sydney Malifa, Bruno Masquelin, Sean O Byrne, Matthew Webb, Giles Widdicombe, Nigel Zhang Sydney University Football Club Staff 2017 Top Row: Mitch Dansey, Ed Walgien, Lou Lou Stanley, Jack Leary, Tom Heslop, Thomas Gilmore, Ben Roberts, Garrick Cowley Middle Row: Rick Moore, Charles Carter, James Caterson, Greg Smyth, Troy Isidro, Ray Hudd, Robert Taylor, Scott Fraser, Ashley Miller, Luke Campton Front Row: Joe Horn-Smith, Gabriel Enright, Shane Ball, Will Davies, David Haigh, Angus Stuart, Tim Davidson, Tom Carter, Ross Ryan, Murray Hudd, Nicolai Morris Absent: Tom Boidin, Gavin Crawford, Luke Dan, Digby Dill-Macky, Sue Dill-Macky, Sam Fifi ta, Andrew Frazer, Helmut Gebels, Nathan Gibbs, George Guyatt, Evan Hoskins, Mohammad Jomaa, Bruce Lin, Dane McCarthy, Stu Pavely, Gareth Reynolds, Kirsty Stevens, Daniella Thrassis, Gary Whitaker 92 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

93 Appendix THINGS MY FATHER TAUGHT ME Sun Herald, Sydney 03 September 2017 Sunday Life page 12 Courtesy, compassion, community spirit: Catriona Rowntree explains how her country-raised dad helped her to fl ourish in the wider world. Catriona Rowntree has criss-crossed the globe as a travel reporter for almost two decades. When she s not travelling or designing her range of baby clothes, she s enjoying farm life as a wife and mother of two lively young boys. Whatever she does, she s guided by memories of her father, Stephen Rowntree, who left her with fi rm ideas about the way life should be lived. The best piece of advice that my dad ever gave me is that there are two types of people in life: the gunnas and the doers, and that I should always aim to be among the latter. Not those who are always gunna do this and gunna do that, but one of those who are always doing this and that. His advice may have come from his childhood growing up in rural NSW. He hailed from Quirindi, in the state s north-west, and I think that being a boy from the bush gifted him with the most beautiful outlook on life. This included placing great value on authenticity and family, and taking pride in the way he conducted himself throughout his life. I suppose one of the greatest gifts both my father and mother offered to their four children was the daily example of parents who were in love, who spoke to each other respectfully, who were courteous to each other and who put their family fi rst. I did not grow up in a household full of arguments, even though there were a lot of people - not to mention the family pets - all living under one roof. In our home on Sydney s north shore, there were very clear rules. I am the youngest of four, and I watched my older siblings make a few more errors than I dared to. There was a code of conduct - my father was very clear that we should dress well and be respectful to adults. My dad was strict, but I could still turn to him more than to my mother for a compassionate and understanding response, and I always wanted to make him proud of me. As the youngest child, you often feel that you don t get heard. My brother had the Gatsby syndrome - everything he touched before the age of 21 turned to gold; he was brilliant at everything - and my sisters were creative and beautiful. I quickly realised I had to fi gure out a way to show my dad that I was trying to make him proud of me. We never had pressure put on us to fulfi l a certain educational path. The directive was do what makes you happy, but I always tried, through my career path and personal life and other choices, to do things that my dad would be proud of. There was never a particular moment when I felt he was more proud of me than at any other time, but soon after getting into television, I noticed that Dad was quietly keeping a scrapbook of my press clippings - this was something that my other siblings teased him about. Initially I was a bit embarrassed, but now I realise that it was an incredible source of pride for him. When my father passed away in 2013, we were all overcome with grief, and my sister-in-law, who is a lawyer, tried to do what she could to help, so she went to his offi ce and put all of his paperwork in order. She gave me a box of clippings documenting my life Dad had kept, from the cover of The Australian Women s Weekly to a tiny mention in a community paper. To me, it was a sign that he d been quietly supporting me for years, without the need to be boastful or show off to anyone else. Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 93

94 My dad believed, until his fi nal hours, that he would beat cancer - his positive outlook never wavered. So, even though he d had cancer for a while, it was a genuine shock when he died. Stress can be harmful to every one of us. I ve learnt to be mindful of that obviously a positive outlook is important. But a tiny little detail I value from my father s passing is the importance of letting the people who you love know that; and to be able to verbalise it. The last words my dad and I shared together when he was in hospital were, I love you. I have so much peace in knowing we were able to express that. Something that also made me proud was the outpouring of love so many others had for my father. One of his incredible legacies was the time he d given to his local sporting club. My brother was a very good rugby union player - he played for Sydney University Football Club - and at a time when the team was struggling, my father put his hand up to help. Dad was like a second father to many young players who d grown up outside Sydney and had left their families to play sport. So often on a Saturday, I d wish he was at home, mowing the lawn - but he was always helping others. That s something I have taken on as much as I possibly can - volunteering my time where possible. Dad did this for more than 20 years, and today Sydney Uni Football Club has a special day to celebrate his volunteer spirit and present an annual award to the individual who has most volunteered their time. I take Dad s grandchildren to this event (we drive there in his old car) because I think we need to be conscious of the legacy we will leave. Dad s legacy is unbelievably positive. Dad was from a long line of people with a strong sense of community. My great-great-greatgrandfather was a sea captain who brought the fi rst paying customers to Australia, and he ended up being what is literally called a man of mark in Sydney - one who helped to establish many wonderful things with the creation of the new city at the time. His children ultimately ended up living in the country and always being involved in their local community - so maybe it s something that is in the DNA. Another thing I inherited from my dad: neither of us could stop talking. But I never heard him swear. Having gone into live radio and television, I m grateful I grew up in a household where we weren t allowed to swear, because that could ruin a career in a heartbeat. I think it s really interesting that I was raised by a father who felt very strongly about the way we present ourselves and believed we should treat others in the same manner we expect to be treated. I spent most of my career at Channel 9 and my boss there, Kerry Packer, shared a similar ethos. It s allowed me to have longevity in my career. I defi nitely see a strength of character in my boys that I would like to think would make their grandfather proud. Ra-ra, they would call him. My siblings and I - all four of us went to private schools, a major task for any parent. I cannot remember a time that my father didn t have two jobs. When I was 12, my father sat me down, showed me how to write a thankyou note, and insisted I write them wherever possible. When he went away on rugby tours, he would always buy me beautiful writing paper. To this day, I always write a personal note of thanks. A little gift that my father gave to each of his children when we left school was a small amount of money, about $1500. He said, You can do with this whatever you like, so long as it will benefi t your lives. My sister put it towards an around-theworld ticket, my brother put it towards a car. I used it to help pay for a diploma course in journalism. For many years, I ve been asked to be an Australia Day Ambassador and Dad would often come with me to some of the out-of-the-way places I was asked to go. One of his proudest moments was when I was asked to be the Australia Day Ambassador to his home town of Quirindi, and we had our photos taken under the Rowntree s Lane signpost. 94 Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report

95 I m very proud of my family history, so it was important to me to retain my family name when I married. I know Dad was equally proud about that. My husband respected that, too. I want my children to be appreciative of what their relatives have done to help others and to understand how that history has helped give them the life they live today. There are not enough pages here to talk about all the things Dad did for fun. He was a wonderful example of work-life balance. He had an absolute passion for most things with a motor, so he would take all of us to car shows and boat shows, and he loved to tinker with beautiful old cars as well. Dad wasn t perfect. But, ultimately, all I can say is that in my father s fi nal moments, he was surrounded by love, and no one could say a bad word about him. He did his best for his family, and was rewarded with bucket-loads of love. Edited extract from Things My Father Taught Me, edited by Claire Halliday (Echo Publishing, $30), out now. A TINY LITTLE DETAIL I VALUE FROM MY FATHER S PASSING IS THE IMPORTANCE OF LETTING THE PEOPLE WHO YOU LOVE KNOW THAT. I inherited his beautiful vintage Jag that we worked on together. He helped me buy my fi rst car, a vintage Mini, which I still have. You know that expression about how you can take the boy out of the country but you can t take the country out of the boy? I think it s interesting that my father grew up in the country, but then fell in love with a north shore girl and thought, This is where I m going to raise my family - yet two of his children have ended up back on the land. I found myself marrying a farmer, and living and raising my children in the country. What do I miss most about my father? I suppose just having that one person I could call at any time of the day my quiet little cheer squad. Sydney University Football Club 2017 Annual Report 95